Emma King To Release New Recordings

 Singer-songwriter Emma King has spent several years recording new material in America and is now releasing it to the world… 

Country-blues singer-songwriter Emma King is to release a special 4-track 10” vinyl (also available digitally) on Friday 26th July 2019 titled ‘The Sun And The Blues’. Recorded between 2014-2018 live to tape, ‘The Sun And The Blues’ showcases four of Emma King’s best live recordings at America’s homes of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee.

Tracked live to analogue tape by Grammy award-winning engineer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price), Jake Niceley (Alison Krauss, Osmond Brothers) and Dustin Richardson (Milk Carton Kids), Emma and her band capture the heart and soul of these original songs, recorded and produced in a way that is faithful to the legacy of these historic studios.

Sun Studio is the famed Memphis recording studio founded by Sam Philips where Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash made their first ever recordings. The ‘Birthplace of Rock’n’Roll’ was made available to Emma for a private evening session in 2014. The House of Blues Studio, started life in Memphis but eventually relocated to Nashville, TN and in 2009 brought one of its most-loved buildings (Studio D) in its entirety on a truck down the I-40 motorway!

The recordings have been kept as authentic as possible, these are full live takes performed by musicians all in the same room. As a bonus for those who order online, Emma has also included a digitised version of her track ‘Devil City’ which was recorded live-to-vinyl at Jack White’s Third Man Record Store Booth in Nashville, TN.

You can watch the official trailer for ‘The Sun And The Blues’ in this article.

The Sun And The Blues was cut to vinyl and mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London.

Side One

(Live at Sun Studio, Memphis, TN)

1. All the Other Fools

2. Rollin’ In

Side Two

(Live at House of Blues, Nashville, TN)

1. Break the Mould

2. Wild Things

Pete Sargeant