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General Crush – “King Of The Road”

October 12, 2023

“King of the Road” is the newest single from Boston artist Ray Ward, better known by his stage name of General Crush (honestly, great name and kind of angry I didn’t think of it first). He brings a lot to the table, with this little number being a very fun pop-forward road trip sounding track. He switches up a bit between tracks and keeps his sound fresh and shifting, but really gave me a similar feel to some of Mt. Joy or Sufjan Stevens’ more upbeat songs, and even a little bit of that Neil Young swagger from the days of yore (ask your parents). With lots of light guitar and some horns and piano thrown in for good measure, you’ll find yourself bopping along to the beat within the first 30 seconds. This is definitely going on my on my leaf peeping list for the fall and if you[...]

General Crush – “Big Man”

January 15, 2019

General Crush, aka the brainchild of songwriter/producer Ray Ward, delivered a true gem into our inbox with his live session recording of “Big Man.” Based out of Boston, the one-man-band released a live set recording of his track “Big Man,” which shows similar shades to Pedro the Lion or Say Hi. The lyrics are delivered incredible sullen from Ward, with lyrics about a big man taking someone down. I’m sure there are some more buried themes within this, but that’s what we are gathering after an afternoon jamming to this. Check it out.