VIA PRESS RELEASE | Colemine and Karma Chief Records are proud to present Brighter Days Ahead, a 22-track vinyl compilation of digital singles released during the 2020 pandemic. One LP of Colemine artists, one LP of Karma Chief artists, with some tracks available on vinyl for the first time.
Here’s some more info on Brighter Days Ahead from label owner Terry Cole… “It was on March 16, 2020 that we closed up our storefront as the reality of a worldwide pandemic began to spread across the Midwest. We had no idea how it was going to impact our shop, our label, or the artists we represent. We were all fortunate to have our family members stay safe and healthy; however, the livelihood of many of our friends and artists were drastically and immediately impacted. No tours, no live performances, record shops closed, pressing plants shut down, etc.
And while the level of uncertainty was unnerving, from that uncertainty came the idea for Brighter Days Ahead. We knew we wanted to continue to release new music, but proceeding with our heavy 2020 release schedule as planned seemed ill advised. So the idea was to release individual tracks from many of our artists on a weekly basis and as a musical family, we could all help shine light on each individual artist weekly. Strength in numbers! So throughout the summer and into the fall, that’s what we did.
We released several dozen tracks and the weekly announcements certainly garnered a strong sense of community for our artists and fans alike. We’re very proud to present Brighter Days Ahead, a compilation from our talented stable of artists on both our Colemine and Karma Chief imprints.”
Full Tracklist:
1. The Ironsides – Sommer
2. Thee Sinseers – What’s His Name
3. The Resonaires – Standing With You
4. Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos – Sunk In The Mist
5. Ikebe Shakedown – Adonai
6. Ben Pirani – More Than A Memory
7. The Winston Brothers – Winston Theme
8. The Harlem Gospel Travelers – Nothing But His Love
9. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Inner City Blues
10. Dojo Cuts – Here We Are
11. The Soul Chance, Wesley Bright – Who Could It Be?
12. Monophonics – It’s Only Us
13. Ghost Funk Orchestra – Fuzzy Logic
14. Reverend Baron – Jackie
15. Rudy De Anda – Espume
16. Andrew Gabbard – Cloud Of Smoke
17. Young Gun Silver Fox – Baby Girl
18. Kendra Morris – This Life
19. M Ross Perkins – Wrong Wrong Wrong
20. GA-20 – I Ain’t Got You
21. The Gabbard Brothers – Too Much To Feel
22. Neal Francis – Changes
