The bluesy single is the third to be lifted from the Lovell sisters' highly anticipated sixth studio album, which is out November 11
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Larkin Poe have shared Georgia Off My Mind, the latest release from the duo’s upcoming album, Blood Harmony.
It’s the third Blood Harmony single sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell have dropped thus far, and it’s perhaps the one that strikes closest to home: the track itself is a sentimental love song to the “stretch of I-24 that connects Atlanta and Nashville” – a drive Rebecca has completed thousands of times.
Georgia Off My Mind flips the script on popular jazz standard Georgia On My Mind, and swaps smooth sounds for gritty electric guitar action that marries drop-tuned rumbles, swinging blues riffs and upper register licks into one tremolo-tinged main hook.
In the accompanying music video – see below – Rebecca dons a Fender HSS Stratocaster, and receives the reliable support of Megan’s lap steel, which supplies a bounty of decorative slides and a foot-tapping guitar solo at the 2:26 mark.
Larkin Poe - Georgia Off My Mind (Official Video) - YouTube
“Like 99 percent of my songs, that song came into being at my kitchen table late in the evening,” recalled Rebecca. “My husband and I stumbled into that line at the chorus – ‘Tennessee keep Georgia off my mind’ – and it turned into a love song for the stretch of I-24 that connects Atlanta and Nashville, which is a drive we’ve made thousands of times now.”
The album was co-produced by Larkin Poe and Tyler Bryant – the duo's longtime collaborator and Rebecca’s husband – and was recorded mainly at the pair’s home studio.
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Of the upcoming effort, Larkin Poe commented, “When steering by your own stars, you never quite know where you’re going to wind up.
“Our true north is unique to us, and in following our true north without compromise, we have been out freewheeling this world on the ride of our lives,” they continued. “And it still feels like just the beginning.
“Blood Harmony is a creative step we are proud to have taken together as sisters. We grew these songs in a sweet part of our hearts and we hope they bring beauty.”
The album will arrive November 11 via Larkin Poe's own label Tricki-Woo Records, and will be available in a variety of physical and digital formats.
You can check out the tracklist for Blood Harmony below.
Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.
