These days, many of us are just gettin’ by, and Spring, Texas native and current Los Angeles resident, Sam Morrow has a new album that will help us all get down in a good way right now. His sharp witted songwriting along with his hybrid rock and funk, Gettin’ By On Gettin’ Down is worthy of being turned up to 11. With heavy driving percussion and amplified more by the electric over the acoustic guitar, Sam and his multi-talented band bring an eclectic sound that will get you groovin’ or hit you straight in the soul on all nine tracks. Mostly recorded in just six days at an LA-based studio owned by Rock n Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Robby Krieger (The Doors), we are given a clear window into Sam’s artistic growth since Concrete & Mud. Touring internationally for eighteen months in support of that album allowed him to have diverse experiences and continue to gather musical influences that have a strong appeal across genre preferences.

Incorporating the familiar theme of working hard to make ends meet, but finding yourself owing again, “Money Ain’t a Thing” evokes memories of that great southern rock sound with guitar solos and pumping rhythmic vocals. We’ve all had the feeling of being “Tired of the paper chase, there’s always something round the bend,” and ultimately knowing that money isn’t all that important so just keep on keepin’ on, “‘cause all that money ain’t never meant a thing to me.”

The dirty blues intro and Sam’s smooth vocals on “Wicked Woman” is the perfect lead into a song that addresses the universal draw to a badass paramour. The guitar accentuates the subject matter as the vocals grind and end with, “She’s my wicked woman, low down evil ways / This house is on fire, she’s dancing in the flames / I can’t look, I can’t look away.”

“Make ‘Em Miss Me” just starts groovy and stays that way through the duration of the song. The guitar interplay punctuates either side of the message directed at fair weather people in life, “Blinded by the gold, but that ain’t me no more / Shoulda seen it long ago, I’m done keeping score / We lost the melody we used to sing / But I’m gonna make ‘em miss me.” Those are true words we should regard.

The country funk fueled “Sit Crooked, Talk Straight” advises us to do just that. Knowing it is better to be with real and honest folks than surrounded by fake people, this is well heeded advice. Listening to the lyrics and interpreting them through a current musical industry lens, he may be taking a jab at singers who lack substance here, “Sit crooked and talk straight / Stand up it ain’t too late / Don’t waste my time if you don’t got something to say / Gimme one good song and a D-28 / Street people talking ‘bout love and hate.”

There’s so much more to explore on this album from the already well traveled single “Rosarita,” an anthem that is the inspiration for the cover art, to the acoustic, “I Think I’ll Just Die Here.” Sam and his band’s extensive genre range is evident from track to track on the fantastic Gettin’ By On Gettin’ Down. Releasing on October 30th, make sure you add it to your favorite listening platform, and then tune in and turn it all the way up!

Produced By Eric Corne and Sam Morrow

Sam Morrow - Vocals, Guitar

Matt Tecu - Drums, Percussion

Taras Prodaniuk - Bass

Sasha Smith - Piano, Organ, Moog, Wurlitzer, Clavinet

Eli Wulfmeir - Electric Guitar

Eamon Ryland - Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar

Doug Pettibone - Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar

Gia Ciambotti - Background Vocals

Eric Corne - Background Vocals

Recorded at Horse Latitudes, Burbank, CA

Additional recording and mixing at Forty Below Studio

Engineered by Eric Corne

2nd Engineer - Michael Dumas

Mixed By Eric Corne

Mastered by Mark Chalecki

Art by Matt J. Adams

All songs written by Sam Morrow and Eric Corne, except "Rosarita written by Sam Morrow, Eric Corne and Jaime Wyatt and "Sit Crooked, Talk Straight" written by Sam Morrow and Ted Russell Kamp

Publishing: Cool Shirt Publishing (BMI), Corneholioh Music (SOCAN), Native Songs Publishing (SESAC), Steady Teddy (ASCAP)

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