{"id":1313107,"date":"2019-08-02T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1809863"},"modified":"2019-08-02T09:12:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:12:02","slug":"why-we-need-to-pay-close-attention-to-kendell-marvels-solid-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/why-we-need-to-pay-close-attention-to-kendell-marvels-solid-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Need to Pay Close Attention to Kendell Marvel\u2019s Solid Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 1m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

Kendell Marvel is certainly not the first Nashville songwriter to release an album. And he certainly won\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n

But this? This is special.<\/p>\n

Marvel\u2019s Solid Gold Sounds<\/em>, due out in early October, is highly anticipated on so many levels.<\/p>\n

One, because Marvel is a Nashville treasure. His Honky-Tonk Experience residency at the landmark Exit\/In is a must-see, in part because of Marvel but also because of all the guests who join him on stage. Some of his most recent include Jake Owen, Brothers Osborne, Ashley McBryde, Randy Houser, the Foo Fighters\u2019 Chris Shiflett, Gary Allan, Cody Jinks, Tanya Tucker, Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson, Pam Tillis, Elizabeth Cook, Paul Cauthen, and Allison Krauss.<\/p>\n

And two, because this album gave the sought-after songwriter a chance to let his own voice be heard. \u201cThey brought the singer back out of me,\u201d Marvel said of his producers on this project. \u201cI\u2019ll always be a songwriter, but I want people to see the artistic side of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

And three, Marvel the songwriter always knows exactly what<\/em> to say and how<\/em> to say it. He hasn\u2019t always been cool with writing radio hits, because he just didn\u2019t need to. \u201cAs a professional songwriter, you have to get on the radio. That\u2019s your job. There came a time when the stuff you had to write to get on the radio, I wasn\u2019t willing to do anymore,\u201d he said of his unwillingness to write songs he might be ashamed of. \u201cI\u2019d done pretty well as a songwriter up until that point, and made a few decisions where I didn\u2019t have to put myself in that position.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I said, \u2018I think I\u2019ll make a record.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

And fourth, the songs Marvel writes for himself sound a lot like the ones he\u2019s written for other artists.
Chris Stapleton\u2019s \u201cEither Way,\u201d George Strait\u2019s \u201cTwang,\u201d Joe Diffie\u2019s \u201cTougher Than Nails,\u201d Gary Allan\u2019s \u201cRight Where I Need to Be,\u201d Jake Owen\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Think I Can\u2019t Love You,\u201d \u201cYou Can Thank Dixie\u201d and \u201cYee Haw,\u201d and a long list of deep cuts with Brothers Osborne, \u201cTequila Again\u201d \u201cPushing Up Daisies (Love Alive)\u201d and \u201cDrank Like Hank.\u201d<\/p>\n

And lastly, because Marvel himself has politely asked all of us the jam the hell out of it.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Hard Time With The Truth\u2019 is here y\u2019all! Couldn\u2019t be more proud of the first release off my upcoming album \u2018Solid Gold Sounds\u2019. Learn it, sing it, jam the hell out of it Available wherever you listen to music. @easyeyesound<\/a> Listen here: https:\/\/t.co\/ZHZnqfhl5y<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rlUhxnXMYm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kendell Marvel (@kendellmarvel) August 2, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

His next HTE<\/a> is on Sept. 10 at Nashville\u2019s Exit\/In.<\/p>\n

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