Solomon Hicks How Did I Ever Get This Blue ? (LP, colored Vinyl, Ltd.)

(Mascot Music) 11 tracks, red colored vinyl, limited edition

“I want to shock people,” says Solomon Hicks with a beaming smile. And whether you were there at his club shows for teenagers who had just come of age, listened to his breakthrough album “Harlem” from 2020, or are hearing him for the first time on his new album “How Did I Ever Get This Blue” – the rebellious energy of this acclaimed singer-songwriter from New York always moves you.

His new songs range from catchy originals to pop covers with electronica and punk riffs to reinterpreted blues standards that prove how powerful this genre still is in the right hands. “With this new album,” Hicks reflects, “I wanted to show where my ear, my head, and my guitar playing are right now...”