“‘Troubled Soul’ is a song about empathy—putting yourself in another person’s shoes. Seeing their struggle, you can relate because you’ve been there.” —Jimmy Lumpkin
Up from the South comes the rough-hewn, heartfelt sound of Jimmy Lumpkin. The soulful singer was raised in Savannah, GA and has lived in Tennessee and Colorado but he wrote most of the songs for his upcoming debut Home in a rustic cabin outside of Fairhope, AL—a marshy, artistic outpost not far from Mobile.
“We use the word ‘home’ all the time and it means so many different things to so many people,” Lumpkin says. “But when I write these songs, I want to live in the songs.” They certainly grew out of his own experiences and recording them all back to back in Los Angeles—using analog recording techniques and a vintage machines producer Noah Shain picked up in Nashville—was an emotional time reliving all the personal moments his songs depict.
The warmth of the horns and the kick of the guitar shine through on “Troubled Soul” we’re happy to be debuting here at The Vinyl District. “Troubled Soul” howls a concern about a wayward friend as the music swells in the Southern soul tradition. Adding to the regional authenticity, Lumpkin recently announced that Duane Betts, son of Allman Brothers guitarist Dicky Betts, will be touring with his band The Revival as lead guitarist.
Home will be released on Skate Mountain Records August 4, 2017.
