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Release: Gary Cain - Nex Stop

GARY CAIN - NEXT STOP

BLUES ROCK
LABEL: SELF
RELEASE DATE: MAY 6, 2022

Gary Cain is a Canadian-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter with one foot planted firmly in the blues, and the other foot planted in seemingly everything else. Heā€™s been called ā€œridiculously talentedā€ and a ā€œjaw-dropperā€ by Blues Matters Magazine.
The foundation of his virtuosic style was laid via marathon practice sessions as a youngster in his parentsā€™ basement. ā€œBack then itā€™s all I would do some days ā€“ sometimes 13, 14 hours a day. Iā€™d have to be reminded to eat.ā€ says Cain.

Long days poring over the musical styles of blues legends gave him a deep respect for the music, but heā€™s not beholden to it. ā€œIā€™m not a purist.ā€ he says, ā€œWhat made those players so great was what they brought to the music to make it their own. Albert King was the best Albert King thereā€™ll ever be. You gotta do your own thing with it.ā€

Cainā€™s music career eventually led him from the blues clubs in Canada, to a 6-nights a week gig in Dubai in the house band of the largest nightclub in the emirate at the time. Playing cover tunes paid well, but eventually saw Cain return to Canada burnt out. ā€œI didnā€™t touch my guitar for 3 months after I got back, which I hadnā€™t done since I first picked it up as a kid. It had always been my favourite thing, and somehow Iā€™d made it into a chore. Eventually I just thought back to what made me love it in the first place, playing strictly for the joy and expression of it, not to make money or fit other peopleā€™s expectations. Lots of people want you to fit into their box. In the end the most important thing is you stay true to yourself. Iā€™m thankful to have learned that lesson early on and itā€™s something Iā€™ll never forget.ā€
The shut-downs and tour cancellations of COVID saw Cain return to the woodshed for marathon days of practice and writing, culminating in his second album, ā€œNext Stopā€, set to release May 6, 2022. Written and recorded in Austin, Texas, the album sees Cainā€™s seat-of-the-pants guitar playing, strong songwriting, and stylistic diversity on full display.ā€

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IG: www.instagram.com/garycain




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