One of the more defining features of Blues upstarts GA-20’s approach to traditional The Black Keys, Otis Rush, J.B. Lenoir, Hound Dog Taylor, Christone Blues music is their unwavering dedication to playing the songs they love, or as Kingfish Ingram, Magic Sam bandleader Matthew Stubbs puts it, “we play the music we would want to hear.” Those in the know have been captivated by the visceral energy the band brings to the heavy Blues arena, and the songs they choose to perform. With ORPHANS, the band has assembled a collection of Blues and Blues-adjacent tracks that fit handily within that parameter. The songs found on ORPHANS are just that – singular tunes heard only at live shows, singles released - Spotify playlist adds: Got Blues, Nu-Blues, Blues Live & Loud, Black between albums, and simple favorites that the band (Stubbs, Cody Nilsen & Josh coffee Blues, Blues On The Rocks, and Apple Music playlist Kiggans) have been itching to lay down. And just as Blues is a tradition of Roadhouse borrowing, sharing and transformation, these melodies and words are similarly reinterpreted and reimagined, orphans and strays lovingly adopted and given new (OWN) breath. The fan demand for a proper full length release of these songs, along with the mandate to showcase Nilsen’s vocals and auxiliary guitar mastery, are realized here in physical form.
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