"Let The Meter Run" by Charlie Mars A mix of acoustic funk and blue-eyed soul, “Let The Meter Run” finds Charlie Mars singing about love and lust over a rhythmic guitar groove. “Maybe we can make up with that voice in your head,” he tells his girlfriend. “Take it out for a drink … maybe [...]

In conjunction with our September/October issue, American Songwriter proudly presents The Muse September Sampler, featuring 12 must-hear tracks from some of our favorite artists. And the best thing about it? It’s free! You can download the sampler by going to this url: http://americansongwriter.bandcamp.com/ Turbo Fruits, “Sweet Thang” “Sugar, why are you leaving?” So begins “Sweet [...]

We’re excited to premiere the video for “Let The Meter Run,” a warm and sweetly folky track off Mississippi singer-songwriter Charlie Mars’ acclaimed new album, Blackberry Light. “In an increasingly global and complex world, sometimes its easy to overlook the simple things,” Mars tells American Songwriter. “When I was a kid, I loved videos with [...]

Charlie Mars Blackberry Light (Rockingham) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Singer/songwriter Mars continues to mine the sonic breakthrough he started with 2010’s Like a Bird, Like a Plane on this low key yet potent follow-up. Producer/guitarist Billy Harvey returns from the previous release as does most of that disc’s backing band, but Mars smartly [...]

Nashville’s upcoming SoundLand music fest (9/21-9/24) will feature a ton of artists, many of whom we’ve covered extensively. The reason? They’re awesome and we love them. For example, Justin Townes Earle, the subject of our split cover with his famous dad, Steve, will be there. So will M. Ward, Dawes, and Jonny Corndawg (on the [...]

For his fifth album, Mars was less interested in traditional rock structures, and more interested in the holy groove; many parts were captured in one take.

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Songwriter of the Week | Charlie Mars > December 1, 2008