Its Alive , Its Risen!!

The Rising Souls are our new favourite version of a Maroon 5/John Mayer lovechild. If, indeed, a lovechild made up of those two acts musical DNA was a thing of course. Have a quick listen for yourself and see if you agree with us – you will of course agree with us, because it is a correct observation. We can only hope that their singer is not as much of a complete arse-wipe as Mayer is. 

The video shoot for an Under the Bridge cover was going well. 

One small issue is the ‘The’ in the name, will it be dropped? Will it be kept? What will the future hold for Twitter style debates over whether you’re a “real” fan for calling them just #Souls or #RisingSouls?! Just something to mull over...  

A four piece set-up, The Rising Souls have been around on the internet and the Scottish gigging scene since around 2010, but it was their recent collaboration with Sound Cafe Records which has seen them hone their sound to something a little more sleek; heard here. This is all good, however we just hope they don’t become all tied to what the label thinks will sell/we are never writing or performing catchy pop hooks again, ever. 'Cause we all know how THAT ends don’t we? 

With the current sunny weather streak Edinburgh appears to be having, this band are a perfect BBQ playlist choice; we recommend them for the 5-7pm IPod slot. If, however you have an urge to actually see them play live, then of course we have a suggestion for that too. Their album launch takes place at artist favourite launch style venue The Caves on April 6^th – details HERE. 

So, just to clarify if you enjoy the sounds of Maroon 5/John Mayer/Chris Cornell in a sort of well put together musical mash-up then there is a good chance you will like The Rising Souls. If you like the idea of seeing this mash-up in a live situation there is also a good chance you will like paying money out of your wallet/purse/billfold to watch them make a jolly good bash at doing such an activity. We are also presuming that you will be able to purchase a PHYSICAL copy of the album at said launch. It might look like THIS or even THIS for the “old skool” music fan in your life.