Martin Sexton
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
Martin Sexton sounds like a lot of different artists rolled into one. I've seen one description that calls him a mix of Van Morrison, Al Green, Otis Redding and Aaron Neville. That's some serious company. And while I don't want to quibble with that particular writer, I hear John Prine and maybe even some Lyle Lovett. The newest album, Mixtape Of The Open Road, is a lot of fun. Many of the artists in the "new Folk" genre seem to want to be incredibly serious. Sexton's new album contains songs like "Do It Daily" and "Shut up and Sing." Exactly.
Artist's Info
Website: martinsexton.com
See him live: Tour dates
Record company: Kitchen Table
Genre: Americana, Roots
If you like this, look into: Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Shawn Mullins
Bio (From Wikipedia.com)
Martin Sexton grew up the tenth of 12 children in a working class Irish-American family in Syracuse, N.Y. He acquired his first guitar, a Sears & Roebuck acoustic model at age 14 and later played in local rock and roll bands. Looking to find his own voice, he left home when he was 22 years old and began busking as a street performer in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass. (more)
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MIXTAPE OF THE OPEN ROAD (2015): Remember that mix tape your friend made you way back when - the one that's etched in your soul? Martin Sexton's 2015 album Mixtape Of The Open Road is that musical cross-country trip, blazing through all territories of style, as you cruise through time and place. This record is a charm bracelet of twelve gems all strung together with the golden thread of what Rolling Stone calls his soul-marinated voice.
Others
In the Journey (1992)
Black Sheep (1996)
The American (1998)
Wonder Bar (2000)
Live Wide Open (2001)
Camp Holiday (2005)
Seeds (2007)
Solo (2008)
Sugarcoating (2010)
Fall Like Rain (EP) (2012)
