Pat McLaughlin Nashville After Dark (CD)

(New Shot Records) 15 tracks

Pat McLaughlin is a loner. A revered, if somewhat enigmatic, singer-songwriter and guitarist who has spent years honing his multi-layered style. He is solely dedicated to finding a new groove or an old feeling, and his songs capture the impressions and sounds of a seasoned nomad whose roots lie in Iowa, whose travels have taken him to San Francisco, New Orleans, and Chicago, and whose home is now Nashville. He has a voice that makes him a soul singer, blues singer, rock singer... he embodies everything in himself, in his powerful vocal style and his percussive, groovy guitar playing. No wonder Rolling Stone called Pat “a tasty, earthy gem.” “Nashville After Dark” was recorded in September 2018 at Third and Lindsley in Nashville with an outstanding band consisting of Kenny Greenberg on lead guitar, Michael Rhodes on bass, and Greg Morrow on drums. These guys are masters of their instruments and propel Pat's vocals and Telecaster on a captivating musical journey as if there were no tomorrow. “Since Dan Penn, no one has better blended the soul idioms of the '60s with country music sentimentality,” proclaimed the Chicago Sun-Times. “Pat McLaughlin is an American treasure.” In fact, he inspired Peter Cooper of the Tennessean to write the following poetry: “Groove and soul, slink and stutter, groove and soul, wisdom and pain, groove and soul.”