Souled American-Rise Above It- A Souled American Ant (2025) [Official Digital Download]

Souled American formed in 1987 with four musicians from Illinois—vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris Grigoroff, vocalist/bassist Joe Adducci, electric guitarist Scott Tuma, and drummer Jamey Barnard. They were scouted and signed by popular independent label Rough Trade Records. Their 1988 debut Fe and Lucinda Williams’s Lucinda Williams became the label’s initial US releases. The band made a total of four records for Rough Trade before the label went bankrupt and the music vanished. They then made two records for Germany’s small Moll Töntrager which, scarcely distributed and poorly promoted, were (as Abraham Lincoln would say) little noted nor long remembered. The Internet arrived but none of Souled American’s six records ever found it.

Engineer Jim Rondinelli (Wilco, The Jayhawks, Matthew Sweet, Urge Overkill) co-produced Fe and calls Souled American, “far and away the most unique and fresh and talented band I ever worked with.” Engineer Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine, Counting Crows, Califone) co-produced their next three records. “I was flabbergasted that they existed. I couldn’t believe there were people singing together like that in my generation. I was utterly in love.”

Rise Above It: A Souled American Anthology collects 20 tracks—a third of the band’s recorded output between 1988-1996—newly remastered from their first six releases to tell the Souled American story (up to this point). The accompanying booklet features song lyrics from the band and liner notes from Camden Joy detailing the band’s history, as well as their influence on and importance to the Americana/Alt-Country/Rock scene.

TRACKLIST

1. Souled American - Notes Campfire
2. Souled American - Full Picture
3. Souled American - Lottery Brazil
4. Souled American - True Swamp Too
5. Souled American - Feel Better
6. Souled American - Mar'boro Man
7. Souled American - Wind To Dry
8. Souled American - Over The Hill
9. Souled American - Why, Are You
10. Souled American - Around The Horn
11. Souled American - Rise Above It
12. Souled American - You
13. Souled American - In The Mud
14. Souled American - Little Bessie
15. Souled American - Rock That Cradle Lucy
16. Souled American - Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain
17. Souled American - Downblossom
18. Souled American - Heyday
19. Souled American - Before Tonight
20. Souled American - Suitor's Bridge



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