‘(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine’ set for Friday, April 3 release

When we heard “Next To You” from Boston Dive Bar Americana Trio, Dirt Road Soul, we leaped out of our chair , “Next To You” is much more than a song…It feels like a divine moment that goes immediately to your soul . You can listen to “Next To You” Here

The melodic riffs that live within “Next To You”possess a power that you soon won’t forget.

With their ambitious debut album and roots rock opera set for release in April, Dirt Road Souls have offered up new single “Next To You”, and we happily dove into this melodic gem, head first .

Next To You” is an infectious straight-line swirl of twangy dive bar hillbilly rock, showing off the Boston trio’s knack for yearning Americana, country rock, and Southern gothic wound tightly in melody.

The follow-up to last fall’s, brilliant“Hold On Soul,” this lively and riff-led new single continues to unveil chapters in the band’s forthcoming roots rock opera, (The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine

The record follows the mythic arc of Johnny Moonshine — a backroad dreamer, moonshine runner, romantic, and overall tragic figure. It’s a poetic odyssey of freedom, failure, and redemption, all wrapped around an arsenal of memorable hooks and melodic storytelling. 

And “Next To You” reveals another side, both thematically and stylistically,  from the trio of Boston music scene veterans Davis Black (The Inebriations), Rick Weden (Shotgun Waltz), and Brian Sargent (Black Cat Crossing). 

It’s about that pure youthful joy and optimism about going to the dirt road kegger knowing she’s going to be there and anything might happen,” Black notes. “It’s a country-fried banger that includes a girl and whiskey but no mention of trucks. They are there, it’s just implied!”

Dirt Road Souls are:

Davis Black: Guitars and vocals

Rick Weden: Drums

Brian Sargent: Upright bass and mandolin

Go find your favorite listening spot and get lost in the musical greatness of “Next To You” , from Dirt Road Souls.