We’ve been following Georgia-bred, NYC-based musician Will McCranie’s career since early in 2009 when we came across his outstanding North/South EP. Since that time we’ve formed a friendship with Will and he’s even contributed concert reviews and played our fifth anniversary party back in October. While we appreciated his solo material, we’re particularly fond of the band he put together, the Will McCranie Trio or WM3, which features a hard-nosed blues-meets-indie sound.
Today WM3 has released a 25-minute, seven-track EP that shows off Will’s emotion-laden songwriting and gritty electric guitar skills as well as the intensity given to McCranie’s tunes by the rhythm section of bassist Noah Schipani-Trivier and drummer Tommy Walsh. WM3 will celebrate the release of the self-titled EP this evening at Arlene’s Grocery in NYC. For a taste of the EP and what you can expect tonight, here’s my favorite track from the release – Never Again:
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/neveragain.mp3]Will McCranie Trio – Never Again
