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Alex Melton invites you to switch off with his debut album "Southern Charm" + A cover album with its own "charm

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Stick To Your Guns, The Amity Affliction, Four Year Strong goes country? We also had to smile about this combination, but this mixture works:

Full-blooded musician and multi-talent Alex Melton releases his debut album "Southern Charm", on Monday, with which he opens up a new sound to the world. Known for music covers on YouTube, of which many went viral, all fans of the musician now receive an exquisite selection directly for their homes.

Alex Meltons music originates from South Carolina, Florence to be precise, where he lives together with his wife. For more than a decade, he has been doing covers of well-known songs on YouTube and presenting them to his community in a new, special variation. Mostly pop punk, country or rock, the musician does not always use just one genre, but combines many with each other. Over the years, this has resulted in a large community and now also an album, which will be released via Pure Noise Records.

"Southern Charm" is a warm and honest album that reinterprets well-known songs from metal and rock. Classics like "Married To The Noise" are accompanied by soulful, raw country rock that reminds you of sunny days and takes a different direction than the original. The message, however, remains the same, which is the "charm" of the album. It sounds different, fresh and you have the feeling to discover the songs for the first time, which can often be difficult with a cover, because you compare it with the original. However, this comparison does not apply here.

For this album, the artist has enlisted the help of Tom Denney, who has also worked with bands like A Day to Remember and Alan Day, who is himself the singer in the band Four Year Strong . Both have brought their rock and country influences to Alex's existing unique style, creating the distinctive blend you hear on "Southern Charm".

„Ich bin stolz darauf, dass ich nicht jedes Mal einen einzigen Sound habe, wenn ich etwas mache. Aber gleichzeitig möchte ich, dass es eine Art durchgehende Linie gibt, etwas, das man als meinen Stil oder meine Stimme bezeichnen könnte. Wir hatten eine Menge Spaß dabei, all meine Einflüsse zu nehmen, sie zu mischen und dann eine neue Version von ihnen allen auszuspucken.“

"Southern Charm" is, that much is certain, a unique experience that takes you on a nostalgic trip to the moments when you heard the songs for the first time. On this personal journey of memories, you are accompanied by Alex's raspy voice, which gives you the feeling of having arrived.

„Ich habe den Wunsch, aufzutreten und eigene Musik aufzunehmen, aber ich habe auch den Wunsch, nicht die meiste Zeit meines Lebens auf Tournee zu sein. Ich liebe es, jeden Tag mit meiner Frau und meinen Katzen zusammen zu sein. Ich muss nirgendwo sein. Manche Leute sind vielleicht nicht künstlerisch erfüllt, wenn sie die Songs anderer Leute spielen, aber die Art und Weise, wie ich es mache, lässt viel Raum für künstlerische Erfüllung. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass es eine Menge Potenzial gibt, das ich noch nicht einmal angezapft habe.“

The musician has only scratched this potential with "Southern Charm" and will hopefully be heard on more albums soon. An absolute recommendation from us!

Photocredit: Ashley Mays

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