For Immediate Release
\nJune 18, 2018
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\nSalim Nourallah\u2019s sprawling double-album,\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane<\/em>, Respected Dallas, TX-based singer\/songwriter\/producer\/musician-of-many-trades Salim Nourallah is set to release a sprawling double-album,\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane<\/em>, on September 28, 2018 on Palo Santo Records.\u00a0 His seventh solo album, it is Nourallah\u2019s boldest work yet, exploring the desolation of peace in America (\u201cRelief\u201d), the implosion of a marriage (\u201cA Betrayal\u201d), madness of a life lived among the record stacks (\u201cBoy in a Record Shop\u201d), and is nothing short of a musical odyssey.<\/p>\n Recorded and mixed mostly at Nourallah\u2019s Pleasantry Lane Studio in Dallas, the self-produced album is an honest, often brutal introspective exercise that is relatable, heartbreaking, and amusing all at the same time. With the two-fisted melancholy of John Lennon and the elegant bluntness of Neil Finn,\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane<\/em>\u00a0elevates Nourallah to the apex of his art, trading rock riffs for a classical guitar and assisted by the mind-bending instrumentation of guitarist Nick Earl, Nourallah\u2019s bandmate in the Travoltas and a musician he calls a \u201ctotal freak genius.\u201d Nourallah further explains: \u201cHe has this ability to create worlds. Music is very visual to me, and I\u2019ve always seen music in colors. Each of these songs has a sonic world, and Nick is responsible for that because he doesn\u2019t play conventional guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n The 21 tracks that comprise the four-sided\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane<\/em>\u00a0are what the respected musician\/producer admits is \u201cthe work of a functional crazy person.\u201d He adds, \u201cSpending a lifetime dedicated to any form of writing is a particular form of madness. Especially in the face of the unlikely event that you will ever see much or any monetary compensation.\u201d<\/p>\n Nourallah, who is equal parts songwriter and producer, creates a shifting sonic landscape that could easily be mistaken for the work of multiple artists. From the gorgeous trance-inducing psychedelia of the opener \u201cBoy in a Record Shop,\u201d to the gut-wrenching self-realization in \u201cI Missed My Own Life,\u201d to the dueling Lennon\/McCartney lyrical\/melodic axis on display in \u201cTucumcari,\u201d and the Nick Drake-esque \u201cMoving Man,\u201d\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane<\/em>\u00a0traverses more artistic landscape in one album that some artists could in an entire career.<\/p>\n In the tradition of nakedly stark, confessional songwriters like John Lennon and Bob Dylan, Nourallah makes no bones about confronting his inner demons on\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane<\/em>. \u201cWhen I was a kid, I was struck by the violence, greed and insanity of the \u2018grownup\u2019 world,\u201d he says, \u201cand the only way I found I could deal with it was music. I guess I\u2019m still using the same, crude method of self-therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n He continues: \u201cThe other interesting thing that struck me while working on this record is that songs are just photographs of feelings. There\u2019s something to be said for singing a song, recording a song, and documenting it while you\u2019re still in the moment of the feeling. Just like a photograph that happens instantly. Trying to circle back later and re-capture that feeling in a recording usually doesn\u2019t work out.\u201d<\/p>\n In advance of the album, Nourallah is releasing four pre-album \u201cbundles\u201d that will include tracks from the album as well as bonus material: previously recorded but unreleased songs or acoustic re-imaginings of tracks from past Nourallah albums.\u00a0 Each bundle (EP) will be accompanied by new online video content.\u00a0 Already released bundle one,\u00a0North\u00a0<\/em>(which came out June 1, 2018), and already announced bundle two,\u00a0West\u00a0<\/em>(out June 29, 2018), precede bundle three,\u00a0East<\/em>, and the final bundle; details for bundle four will be announced soon. The four EPs give fans a sneak peek into what is in store for them on\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane<\/em>.<\/p>\n As a solo artist, Nourallah has long mined the terrain between catchy and devastating. After gaining initial acclaim with the Denton, TX-based Nourallah Brothers, he went on to release six solo albums. His debut,\u00a0Polaroid\u00a0<\/em>(2004), had\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>\u00a0calling him \u201ca singer-songwriter who can stop time.\u201d 2015\u2019s\u00a0Skeleton Closet<\/em>\u00a0was cited by\u00a0Dusted\u00a0<\/em>as a \u201cmasterful balance of the said and the unsaid… like a good novel, full of implications and shadowy contradictions and complexities.\u201d As a producer, Nourallah boasts quite an impressive C.V. of production credits (Old 97\u2019s, the Damnwells, Rhett Miller, the Deathray Davies). He\u2019s also been involved in numerous other projects, including co-founding and running A & R for the Palo Santo music group. Over the years, his work on both sides of the sound booth has won him an armful of Dallas Observer music awards. That, and the consistent quality of Salim Nourallah\u2019s music, have proven that some musicians actually can continue to stay relevant.<\/p>\n http:\/\/salimnourallah.com\u00a0<\/a> For Immediate Release June 18, 2018 Salim Nourallah\u2019s sprawling double-album,\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane, scheduled for September 28th release Respected Dallas, TX-based singer\/songwriter\/producer\/musician-of-many-trades Salim Nourallah is set to release a sprawling double-album,\u00a0Somewhere South of Sane, on September 28, 2018 on Palo Santo Records.\u00a0 His seventh solo album, it is Nourallah\u2019s boldest work yet, exploring the desolation … <\/p>\n
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