The Beatles, Grant Lee Phillips, Patti Griffin, Jeff Buckley, Nirvana, Bettie Seveert, Pretenders, Maria McKee, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, The Carpenters
Portland folk-rock stalwart Susie Blue got sick of fans asking when her full-length record was finally going to be released. Succumbing to the joint pressures of heartbreak and exasperation, Susie is releasing The World Could End Tonight at long last.
Susie's always harbored a secret desire to make a twangy, country record. The World Could End Tonight started as a batch of songs inspired by heartbreak, a slow shuffle and a bottle of whiskey. Over time, with the help of many collaborators, the album has evolved into a satisfying amalgam of musical styles. It's not quite the country record Susie originally envisioned, but it still has plenty of satisfying twang to go around.
The record speaks to the cooperative, visionary quality of Portland's musical community. The credits read like a who's who of the local scene. Produced by Jason Roark (The Pete Krebs Trio, Sassparilla), mixed by Ezra Holbrook (Little Sue, Lael Alderman, Dr. Theopolis) and graced with the talents of Paul Brainard (Richmond Fontaine), David Langenes (The Stolen Sweets, The Pete Krebs Trio), Skip vonKuske (Vagabond Opera, The Portland Cello Project), Jen Bernard (The Stolen Sweets), Keith Brush (The Stolen Sweets, The Pete Krebs Trio), Todd Bayles (Dirty Martini) and others, The World Could End Tonight is a living testament to the Portland's music community's sense of inspirational camaraderie.
And it's about damn time.
Susie released her record, and can finally sleep, knowing the world could end.
Tonight.
buy the EP SINK and the new album THE WORLD COULD END TONIGHT at
Susie rocks!!! You guys should come down to Slabtown on Monday, Jan 28th to catch us play at the Replacements tribute show!!! Bring your own lampshade!!! =]
Susie, We had the great pleasure of getting into the studio over the holidays to demo three songs. Sometime, Times Get Hard and Hurt Me. Let us know what you think of the results, Paul
Wonder if you know how happy I am that you are in my life...and Jessies too! you girls have put up with a lot from me this last couple of years, and I appreciate you both....Happy holidays! Ps...ready for your new cd! when when when? still the 22nd?
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