Hadden Sayers releases two full albums Available September 14th
Acoustic Dopamine:
Veteran Texas singer, songwriter and guitarist Hadden Sayers' new release, "Acoustic Dopamine," is a rare treat, a companion album that offers a different take on the songs from his concurrent release "Dopamine Machine."
"Dopamine Machine," Sayers' ninth album, is harder blues-rock than anything he’s done in a long time. But each song had so much to say that Sayers sat on his bed with a 1954 Gibson acoustic and rearranged the whole album as a solo acoustic set, then took it into the studio to make a raw, pure version of "Dopamine Machine."
Assisted only by Ruthie Foster, who lent her voice to the gorgeous duet “Waiting Wanting,” and a friend who played percussion, the album is a stripped-down set that captures the emotional intensity of each song. While "Dopamine Machine" is for driving down the freeway with the band, windows down and stereo cranked, "Acoustic Dopamine" is for traveling alone down a deserted highway all night long.
(featuring Ruthie Foster) 4:306. GOOD GOOD GIRL 3:267. LEARNING TO DISAPPEAR 2:478. PEPPERMINT PATTY 2:499. DOPAMINE MACHINE 3:1110. GRAVITY 4:2011. BACKBREAKER 4:07 1. DOPAMINE MACHINE 4:022. LEARNING TO DISAPPEAR 2:493. UNSATISFIED 3:384. PEPPERMINT PATTY 3:425. I FEEL LOVE 2:386. WAITING WANTING
(featuring Ruthie Foster) 3:387. GOOD GOOD GIRL 3:238. BLOOD RED COUPE DEVILLE 3:489. HIT THE ROAD 3:3410. BACKBREAKER 4:0711. GRAVITY 4:09
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Dopamine Machine:
Veteran Texas singer, songwriter and guitar slinger Hadden Sayers has a unique style all his own, a style that pairs taste and soul with blues-rock firepower. With the "Dopamine Machine" project, his ninth studio recording, the amps are cranked and the guitars set on blistering, ranging from the swaggering “Peppermint Patty” to the longing “Waiting Wanting” and the explosive “Backbreaker.” His blues rocks and he doesn’t sound like anyone else on the scene.
When he's not performing his own music, he plays guitar for Ruthie Foster, who contributed vocals to this unique double-disc project which includes "Acoustic Dopamine," featuring acoustic versions of the album’s tracks. Sayers says "Dopamine Machine" is "more from-the-heart than any of my other releases. It was written and recorded without any concern for what genre it may fit into. That lack of concern for how I fit into the music world made recording even more inspiring than it already is for me, and it shows.”
With "Dopamine Machine," Sayers lands squarely back in the hard-rocking blues sound that has been his biggest calling card.
TRACK LIST1. UNSATISFIED 3:512. I FEEL LOVE 2:333. HIT THE ROAD 3:564. BLOOD RED COUPE DEVILLE 3:255. WAITING WANTING(featuring Ruthie Foster) 4:306. GOOD GOOD GIRL 3:267. LEARNING TO DISAPPEAR 2:478. PEPPERMINT PATTY 2:499. DOPAMINE MACHINE 3:1110. GRAVITY 4:2011. BACKBREAKER 4:07
Frank Roszak
KBA Recipient 2014
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