“...a sound that'll seem really familiar to fans of early '70s California folk rock.” - The Montgomery Advertiser
"...you will find what you’re looking for in So Long" - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine
"...a solid debut album. The band shows that they can shift gears from one style to another while providing a soundtrack that is just as good for a road trip as it is for the easy Sunday mornings they sing about." - Americana Highways
“...part soulful Muscle Shoals and part edgy Merge Records” - Glide Magazine
"...an immensely enjoyable record" - Twangville
“...a big sound” - Americana-UK
"A laudable debut and entertainingly diverse look at life." - The Spirit Of Progressive Rock
"'...a cool southern charm" - Daily Reggae
"Bob Marston & the Credible Sources’ So Long sounds both ancient and everlasting. It’s music written on the conclusive power of well-strummed acoustic guitars and soulful singing about aiming to come out victorious over life’s biggest issues." - Alt77
LISTEN: SO LONG
Today, Birmingham, Alabama-based outfit Bob Marston & the Credible Sources have released their debut full-length LP So Long, due out June 3rd. "With songs written as early as 2004, it would be an understatement to say that our debut album has been a long time in the making, which makes the title, So Long, completely appropriate,” Marston told It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine. “The album is a culmination of years of writing songs and developing them through live performance. The sound can best be described, broadly, as Americana but covers stylistic ground from old school R&B to reggae, from classic country to hard rock, with songs ultimately coming across as some form of roots rock."
The songs on the album fall into two categories–love songs and social justice anthems. From processing a breakup and singing lamentations of romantic deceit, to telling stories that convey big questions about social justice and exploring and trying to understand society and our history, the common thread on So Long is striving for and finding humanity in ourselves, our communities, and society as a whole.
Marston has been on a journey of self-discovery, and with the help of therapy, meditation, and cannabis, his empathic creativity comes shining through the lyrics of every song on So Long. The Credible Sources are equal parts roots rock backing band and high-flying, improv-ready aces. Truly a whole greater than the sum of its wildly capable parts, the band is known for its intricately-woven guitar parts, tight and compelling bass and drum grooves, and pure, emotive vocals, a sound that garners comparisons to The Grateful Dead, moe., Wilco, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and more.
So Long also features keyboard master Matt Slocum (Allman Brothers, Susan Tedeschi, Widespread Panic, and more), monster bass player Adrian Marmolejo (Early James and the Latest). Trombonist Chad Fisher (St. Paul and the Broken Bones), Allen Branstetter (St. Paul and the Broken Bones) on trumpet, award-winning fiddler Adam Purvis, and more.
The album’s tracks explore love and devotion through the lens of attempts to salvage a challenging relationship, to pondering life’s big questions, and offering commentary on social injustice and societal issues. Brought together by luck, fate, and destiny, this band of seasoned professionals and unproven hotshots upends stereotypes and breaks paradigms as it brings a message of love, honesty, empathy, and infinite possibility to the world, one song at a time.
TOUR DATES
6/4 - Workplay - Birmingham, AL [ALBUM RELEASE SHOW]
6/22 - Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge - Nashville, TN
6/23 - Commonhouse Aleworks - Charleston, SC
6/25 - River Remedy Brewing Co. - Rome, GA
7/20 - The Hole in the Wall - Austin, TX
7/21 - The 101 - Bryan, TX
7/22 - Abita Brew Pub - Abita Springs, LA
7/23 - Martin's Downtown - Jackson, MS