Red Wanting Blue - The Wanting (2018)

2018 release. Hailed as "Midwestern rock heroes" by American Songwriter, Red Wanting Blue has spent the last 20 years establishing themselves as one of the indie world's most enduring and self-sufficient acts, notching appearances everywhere from Letterman to NPR and reaching #3 on the Billboard Heat seekers chart, all while operating largely outside the confines of the traditional music industry. For their powerful album The Wanting the band handed production duties over to acclaimed singer/songwriter Will Hoge, who helped them create their most ambitious, fully realized collection yet. Recorded in Nashville, TN, the record draws on many of the group's traditional strengths-indelible melodies, infectious hooks, explosive performances-even as the making of it pushed them far outside their comfort zone and forced them to take an unprecedented, nearly year-long break from touring. Alternately triumphant and melancholic, the songs on The Wanting are both muscular and nuanced, with front man Scott Terry's epic, heartfelt vocals soaring above the band's gritty brand of driving rock and roll.