photo of a young (pre-fro) Georgia Anne Mudlrow by Cognito, cerca ‘03
So FINALLY everyone will have their hands on “Early” – the latest release from Georgia Anne Muldrow but not her latest music. The album is a collection of songs the soulful singer/songerwriter/producer wrote when she was just 17 – 19 years old (about 9 years ago.) The first single “Runaway” gives you a taste of the optimistic, dreamlike lyrics of self love and determination for a better future. What’s interesting is, when you hear young Georgia, you realize how if you’re up on her more “current” music, not THAT much has changed. Her honestly in her content is so beautiful and so unfortunately rare in this day and age, she proves even more that she is clearly before her time… or rather, we late.
Cognito and I have an alternate experience with this music since these are the songs that first introduced us to Georgia over 5 years ago, before Stones Throw, Worthnothings, Patti Blingh, PPP, Sa-Ra, etc. SO in those 6+ years watching her career and knowing that the masses hadn’t yet heard THESE songs was one of those “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!” issues that will be exciting to finally see how “they” respond. If you’re an Okayplayer junkie, you may have gotten your hands on the “sampler” that floated for a while (this project used to be refered to as “Young G”) and you’ll be happy to know that these are THOSE songs, but the ORIGINAL, Cody-ChesnuTT style in-her-bedroom versions. That sampler was from studio re-recordings of these tracks that still will probably never see the daylight but who cares, these versions are way more organic and representative of the time they were made. For many, this will be their “first” impression and I can only hope once folks get caught in the web, they really get into the growth of Georgia as an artist and not spend too much time bantering about ‘how come she doesn’t sing like this anymore?’ She DOES – she’s evolved from these “Early” songs and listening to her 10 year span of music reveals new things each time you do. Her sound is richer and her will and spirit strengthened.
These songs are so special and we are all very lucky that they are finally being released officially. I think in a time when music doesn’t seem to be telling you very much about yourself except how good it feels to have things, or be ‘fierce’ and want for stuff or a man to get some stuff for you, or how sad it is when you don’t have a man… and that it sucks to be by yourself, or blah blah blah… here comes these deep long OMs of fresh air to give you some positivity and serious ‘hell yeah i’m alright, its gonna be ok and i wanna be better. and actually, i’ll take some time to enjoy my life, by myself or otherwise. I’m good.’
click ‘more’ for the Tracklisting and missfrolab’s
“Georgia Anne Muldrow Mood Remedies”
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