Dee Calhoun Announces Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia Out June 23
It’s not the devil going down to Georgia, but maybe not so far off in basic concept of Beelzebub taking in the sights. As to what said antichrist does in Appalachia — aside presumably from enjoying the gorgeousness and palpable wisdom of the old rolling mountains themselves, greened over in communion with the world around them — I guess we’ll have to read the new book and listen to the new album from Dee Calhoun. Both are titled titled Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia — cross-media synergy! — and the record comes with the audiobook, with Calhoun himself doing the read. Dude gets to add ‘voice actor’ to an already well-populated CV.
Pretty astonishing that Dee has been doing solo stuff long enough now that his son, Rob Calhoun, has gone from being the kid on the record to being basically part of the band, singing lead twice here. Dee‘s stuff has never been and will never be for everybody, but I dig him and so I’ll try to cover Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia if I get the chance. Fingers crossed and so on.
From the PR wire:
DEE CALHOUN (SPIRAL GRAVE singer and the final voice of doom legends IRON MAN) announces new album “Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia”
Singer/songwriter/author Dee Calhoun – the voice of Spiral Grave and the final voice of doom legends Iron Man – has announced the release of “Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia,” his fourth solo album.
Coming on June 23rd, the album will coincide with the release of Dee’s fifth book, “Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia (four devilish novelettes).” CD1 of the two-disc set will feature ten songs, while CD2 will feature the audiobook of the title novelette, read by the author.
Written during COVID lockdowns, the songs on OSCtA include a number of non-traditional stringed instruments such as cigar box guitars, shovel guitars, and diddley bows. Again joining Dee are bassist Louis Strachan and percussionist Rob Calhoun (who sings lead vocals on two tracks).
“Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia” will be released by Argonauta Records on CD and DIGITAL, and “Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia (four devilish novelettes)” will be available from Kindle Direct Publishing, each on June 23rd.
TRACKLIST:
1. The Day the Rats Came to Town
2. Verachte Diese Hure
3. A Wish in the Darkness
4. New Modern World
5. Conjured
6. Pulse
7. Self-Inflicted
8. Stand With Me
9. All I Need is One
10. Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia
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