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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cOver A Beer\u201d kicks off with an upbeat and fun organ line as fiddle and bass melodies rise and fade into the mix. Holcomb\u2019s lyrics recall high school friends and romance, growing relationships with a very catchy chorus. Overall the tune has a\u00a0 polished professional sound, with a great guitar solo into the bridge. The next track \u201cI Drink She Drives\u201d features a rollicking intro with a great fiddle line. It could be set in Anytown, America. Within a simple love story, Holcomb\u2019s maturity in songwriting reveals itself as he deals with partnership and the dual nature of opposites attracting.\u00a0 It\u2019s fun and very playful. Out of all the tracks on this EP this one sounds the most polished and Brunswick\u2019s touch really makes it shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holcomb, who grew up fishing, hunting and skating on frozen ponds in the rolling hills of Upstate New York, captures that country sentiment solidly with these great players.\u00a0 The emotion in his songwriting can really be felt as the record moves along.\u00a0 When asked about the underlying patterns of love in each track he stated, \u201cThere’s definitely a theme of love throughout this EP. I think songs like ‘Over A Beer’ and ‘Beer Taste Better’ talk about young love or someone’s first love and looks back on it in a sort of nostalgic way. Also the song ‘Then There’s You,’ which happens to be the only song on this project that I didn’t write, is a great love song with a message that I think will resonate with a lot of people. It’s a very relatable song and relatable to the times we’re living in.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKeep Your Line in the Water\u201d is a song with a slow and beautiful opening, almost sounding like a traditional Irish song.\u00a0 The mandolin captures the memory of a loved mentor.\u00a0 \u201cKeep your head where your heart is, keep your feet on the ground, dream of the big ones and they will come around, have faith trust in the father, keep your line in the water,\u201d Holcomb sings. A beautiful sentiment with a lingering fiddle playing in and out of the melody.\u00a0 The lyrics pay tribute to a grandfather, a wonderful sign of respect to our elders.\u00a0 The pedal steel and mandolin play soulfully off of each other to wrap the song with a beautiful bow. \u201cThen There\u2019s You\u201d has a bluesy intro with lyrics about the lies and tricks of the modern world and the way that love can save you from it.\u00a0 An absolutely gorgeous mix from Brunswick and Holcomb\u2019s voice really takes flight on this track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBeer Tastes Better\u201d trickles in with sleepy pedal steel and dream-like quality. As the back line slowly kicking in and our thoughts go to those summer nights and memories of small-town shenanigans.\u00a0 Halfway through the track, the song picks up with some wonderful piano runs.\u00a0 Again it\u2019s very catchy and the mix is perfect with another ode to grandpa and the great beyond we all face. The final track \u201cNew Neon\u201d jumps out with a great horn section giving the intro a beautiful borderline feel with precise guitar fingerpicking. The lyrics of lamenting love with a sweet recall to finding new memories, all while processing the pain, again are a testament to this singer\/songwriter really finding his game.\u00a0 The horn mix is really fun and gives this track a unique touch on this awesome EP, all while pulling it together as an incredible closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Holcomb has really put something very special together here. It will be exciting to watch these songs released. He has already built quite the following both locally and in his adopted hometown. The professional sound and the teamwork that this humble young talent acknowledges lead him to this release, Holcomb has been diligently plying and honing his craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wrote most of the songs over the course of the last year or two. The recording process was delayed due to the pandemic so it took a little longer than normal. I finally got back in the studio at the end of October and we cut all the songs. I’ve been working with AGD Entertainment, an artist development company, for help with the entire release campaign, marketing strategy, and PR stuff. So I’m really excited to finally be able to start releasing all this new music.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOver A Beer\u201d drops Friday, May 14, and the following week will have a special acoustic music video.\u00a0 Then throughout summer, Holcomb will release a few more singles and videos prior to the EP release on Oct. 1. Follow Blaine Holcomb on his social media and check out his website for more information as he keeps the fans on their toes. Fans who would like a special sneak peek at the new music can sign up for his newsletter through his website<\/a>.\u00a0 It will most definitely be worth the wait and an incredible addition to his live show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Facebook <\/a>\/ Instagram<\/a> \/ Spotify<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/a> \/ TikTok<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One thing about the pause that this global pandemic has brought is amazing new music and\u00a0surprise albums.\u00a0 We are in luck as Hamilton-born, Nashville-based singer\/songwriter Blaine Holcomb is set to drop his first single from his new EP on Friday in a series of several releases to come over the summer.\u00a0 His new self-titled EP, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":3817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,42,48,4],"tags":[4911,902,1532,2408,2446],"class_list":["post-3816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-bluegrass-country","category-central-ny","category-features","tag-blaine-holcomb","tag-country","tag-hamilton","tag-nashville","tag-new-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}