Larkin Poe – the GRAMMY® Award-nominated duo of Georgia-bred, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell – have shared Georgia Off My Mind, the latest single from the duo’s upcoming sixth studio album, Blood Harmony, arriving via their own Tricki-Woo Records on Friday, 11th November.
A heavy-hearted yet swinging lament for what we leave behind in chasing our dreams, the track is joined by an official music video/visualizer which you can check out below:
“Like 99 percent of my songs, that song came into being at my kitchen table late in the evening,”says Rebecca. “My husband and I stumbled into that line at the chorus – ‘Tennessee keep Georgia off my mind’ – and it turned into a love song for the stretch of I-24 that connects Atlanta and Nashville, which is a drive we’ve made thousands of times now.”
Blood Harmony also includes such recent singles as the ferocious Bad Spell and the smoldering title track, Blood Harmony, and affirms Larkin Poe as an essential force in shaping the identity of Southern rock ‘n’ roll, breathing new energy into the genre with both forward-thinking perspective and a decidedly feminine strength. In a departure from the self-contained approach of past albums like 2020’s Self Made Man, The Lovell sisters co-produced the new album alongside Texas-bred musician Tyler Bryant (also Rebecca’s husband).
With Megan handling harmony vocals, lap steel, and resonator guitar and Rebecca on guitar and keys, Larkin Poe also enlisted members of their longtime live band, including drummer Kevin McGowan and bassist Tarka Layman. Mainly recorded at Rebecca and Tyler’s home studio, the result is an electrifying new work that fully harnesses the fiery vitality they’ve shown in touring across the globe, imbuing their songs with equal parts soulful sensitivity and thrilling ferocity.
Last month, Larkin Poe played Suffolk’s Latitude Festival and earlier this year completed a UK tour, which included a sold-out London show at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire where they were joined by surprise special guest Keith Urban. They are currently celebrating Blood Harmony on a marathon world tour, including North American dates as part of Willie Nelson & Family’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour, plus European dates opening for Jack White.
Photography by Kalpesh Patel
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