Denise La Grassa - Sundown Rising

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:29:13 
Size:67,4 MB 
Label:Deelagee Records 
Styles:Modern Electric Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Sundown Rising - 2:42
 2. None of Your Business - 3:34
 3. Hope in Love - 3:48
 4. Key to the Highway - 3:05
 5. Vision of Good Rule Makers - 3:33
 6. The Door - 3:17
 7. Sweet Talk - 3:24
 8. Quit Your Whining - 2:23
 9. Loving for Love's Sake - 3:22

If you’re looking for an original singer with a distinctive brand, Chicago-born Denise La Grassa is the ticket. She has the pipes, but isn’t like any of the well-known high-octane female belters of the past. There’s a quirky, deep-throated, polished hell-bent tonality to Ms. La Grassa that stands out like lightning between dark clouds. -John Apice, Americana Highways/
Sundown Rising moves Denise La Grassa further into what she calls “my take on the blues.”  The title is a nod to historical ‘sundown towns.’ Though no longer officially ‘a thing,’ she argues that the poor and marginalized, disproportionally people of color, are still cast aside in a country of abundance. She also takes a sassy swipe at social media on “None of Your Business,” at politicians on “Good Rule Makers,” and at nitpickers in a world of normalized mass shootings on “Quit Your Whining.”
But mostly “Sundown Rising” preaches that love transcends all. One highlight, the gospel-tinged “Hope in Love,” reminds us that love ‘Is what we live for/Is what we die for/Is what we give for.’ The driving, rhythmic blues cut “Loving for Love’s Sake” argues that love is a core value, ‘If you’re living in hell hate/You’re not loving for loves sake.’ And the gorgeous ballad “The Door” offers hope with ‘Get out and go wipe off the tears/The clock is ticking fast In years/The door is open today it’s time/Listen hard and keep on dreaming.’

Sundown Rising