Visual Sound: Issue 23
Eric Roberson
“Here For You”
Sweet Soul was never more sumptuous than when in the hands of Rahway singer-songwriter Eric Roberson. His new song is called “You” and it’s highly recommended but we can’t stop listening to his previous tune, “Here For You.” He’’ll play two shows in Camden County March 16 at Wilson’s Restaurant.
SZA
“Snooze”
Sexy SZA’s “Snooze” sizzles! Raised in Maplewood, Solana Imani Rowe’s career has taken off after her songs were recorded by Beyonce and Rihanna. Her 2017 RCA debut preceded her popular collaboration with Maroon 5 and her incendiary performance on Saturday Night Live. With the 2022 SOS follow-up album, she skyrocketed, being nominated at last year’s Grammys nine times (the most of anybody), winning four.
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Walter Trout with Beth Hart
“Broken”
Blues-Busting Ocean City singer-songwriter-guitarist Walter Trout, 72, has the red hot Beth Hart singing with him on “Broken,” the title tune of his just-released Provogue/Mascot Label Group album. Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider is also on the album as is harmonicat Will Wilde. “I thought my friend Beth could relate to that song,” he explains. “I was looking at the world—especially what’s going on in the United States—but also thinking about my recovery from the things that happened to me. I had the first verse but it was almost too much for me to go back into that shit. So my wife Marie was able to help me with the lyrics and she nailed it. It’s my favorite guitar solo on the album. I tracked it with the band—one take—then wanted to see if I could beat it but [it was so good] they wouldn’t let me.”
Audrey Nuna
“Time”
Audrey Nuna, 24, was born and raised in Manalapan, a Jersey town that she said was so boring, she took to making home videos of songs by Childish Gambino and Drake. She sang “America The Beautiful” at the U.S. Open tennis tournament when she was 10. This song is from her 2019 Arista Records debut.