New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Starting today, eleven new tracks are joining Amazon Acoustics-the original playlist featuring newly-written and recorded songs from artists like acclaimed singer-songwriters,
Jason Isbell and
Amanda Shires, rockers
O.A.R. and indie band, Rogue Wave, available exclusively streaming through Prime Music. To listen visit www.amazon.com/acoustics.
�The
Color of a Cloudy Day� represents a rare songwriting collaboration between the Alabama-bred Isbell and Shires, and premiered yesterday via the Wall Street Journal Speakeasy. �Usually we only help each other edit songs that we write individually. This song deals with crime and punishment. The protagonist isn't exactly innocent, but he isn't guilty of the crime for which he's being punished," explained Isbell, who was nominated for two 2015 GRAMMY Awards, including �Best Americana Album.� Something More Than Free, Isbell�s fifth album, was released July 17, 2015 and went #1 on Billboard�s Rock, Country and Folk charts.
Stream "The
Color of a Cloudy Day" via Soundcloud:
Varying in both tone and instrumentation, the version of Rogue Wave�s �What Is Left to Solve� on the playlist is an acoustic arrangement of a song from their current release, Delusions of Grand Fur. "We chose to approach �What is Left to Solve� in a new way because the album version is so mechanical and relentless. After all, the song was written on an acoustic guitar, so why not bring it back to its original state? Instead of hearing a synthesizer and drum machine remind you of the futility of trying to change someone else's mind, we thought it better to try it with all the menace an acoustic guitar and soft percussion can provide. Cynics, rejoice,� stated Zach Rogue of Rogue Wave.
O.A.R. front man, Marc Roberge, is back for another single on Amazon Acoustics, this time with his band, contributing an alternative version of their current single �I Go Through� from their album, XX; a career-spanning anthology featuring two new songs.
�When we were coming up with the idea for the album, I looked at my kids and I realized I have one responsibility in the world to them... to move forward. Be an example to them. The songs about not standing still, especially now in the climate we're in,� said Roberge.
Other new tracks include a range of artists like The Kin, Switchfoot, Seratones and Parachute.
New tracks now available on Amazon Acoustics:
� Scars on 45 ��Heaven is a Place on Earth�
� Seratones ��By & By�
� Leagues ��Dance With Me (Acoustic)�
� The Kin ��Weekend (Acoustic)�
� The
Rebel Light ��Strangers (Acoustic)�
�
Switchfoot ��Live It Well (Acoustic)�
�
Parachute ��Jennie (Acoustic)�
�
Jason Isbell &
Amanda Shires ��The
Color of A Cloudy Day�
� Hollis Brown ��Steady Ground (Thank You)�
�
O.A.R. ��I Go Through (Nashville Version)�
�
Rogue Wave ��What Is Left To Solve (Acoustic)�
More information, including how to listen can be found at www.amazon.com/acoustics.
Amazon Acoustics is currently available to exclusively stream on Prime
Music in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria and Japan. Prime members can listen to the entire album at no additional cost to their membership on compatible devices that support Amazon Music, including Amazon Echo, Fire devices, iPads, iPhones, Android devices, Sonos Players, the Web and more�songs can also be downloaded for offline listening on mobile devices. Songs on the playlist are also available for all customers to purchase and download in MP3 format in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Japan.
