Son Little Debuts "Go Blue Blood Red"
Harpsichord synths and hip-hop beats get reimagined in Son Little's newest single, an emotional modern blues tune dubbed "Go Blue Blood Red".
On it, Little digs into the hardship and cynicism that envelopes the American political system, and in a conversation with Okayplayer, described it as a high-stakes game gone wrong.
“I was just thinking about how people…we grow up here with this idea of what a free country is and what democracy means,” Little said. “But to watch–especially around this time–to watch election season which gets longer and longer. To the point that everything is election season you know everything is a campaign. You’re watching a ping pong match, you know like: Ping Pong Match With Equal Prize Money At The End.”
Little's new song, though, is nothing if not genuine and isn’t entirely ruled by its own rhetoric. Shakers and clavinets dart along the far edges of “Go Blue, Blood Red,” expanding its scope until it’s as if an entire metropolis is living, breathing, going, stopping, shouting, sobbing and dying on the tape. This is a song that represents the nation’s masses, sung at a time when its own elected representatives continue to flail and falter. “I think thats almost unquestionable,” Little said. “It’s like you're watching like a debate but the debate is sponsored by the same people. it doesn’t matter if they’re blue or red, democrats or republicans–the money comes from the same place. you’re kinda left like a non-participant in the same way, i feel that way anyway and it’s incredibly frustrating. and “Go Blue Blood Red” is speaking to that.
“All of it is a farce, you know? It’s like a play and we’re just suckered in. It’s entertainment.”
Whether you vote, protest, volunteer or abstain, the frustrations that prop up “Go Blue, Blood Red” will certainly resonate. Son Little’s debut LP will be released on October 16th via Anti- Records and you can pre-order it in both vinyl and digital formats here: http://kingsroadmerch.com/anti-records/?id=1902&sid=2203
Listen to "Go Blue Blood Red": https://soundcloud.com/sonlittle/go-blue-blood-red/
Son Little On Tour
Oct 08 San Jose Hotel Austin, TX
Oct 09 Austin City Limits Austin, TX
Oct 10 Lambert's w. Lanze Pierce Austin, TX
Oct 13 Rockwood Music Hall NYC
Oct 17 Savanah College of Art & Design Atlanta, GA
Oct 18 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest New Orleans, LA
Oct 31 The Drake Toronto, Canada
Nov 02 Schubas Chicago, IL
Nov 03 7th St. Entry Minneapolis,MN
Nov 04 The Village Theater Davenport, IA
Nov 05 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
Nov 06 The Bishop Bloomington, IN
Nov 07 The High Watt Nashville, TN
Nov 09 DC9 Washington, DC
Nov 11 Middle East - Upstairs Cambridge, MA
Nov 12 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY
Nov 13 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
Nov 29 The Wiltern w/ Foals Los Angeles, CA