David Newbould- Power Up!

David Newbould is a lifer. Since kickstarting his career in 2007, he's made his mark as a heartland roots-rocker, Americana artist, and amplified folksinger, writing songs that chart the ups and downs of an adulthood often spent onstage and on the road. He turns a new page with his fourth full-length studio album, Power Up!, a record whose messages of persistence and unshakeable survival are driven forward by the grease, grit, and guitar-driven swagger of rock & roll. Recorded with producer/collaborator Scot Sax (Wanderlust) during a global pandemic that brought both musicians' schedules to a halt, Power Up! Is an album for the modern moment. These are songs about taking stock of the present, counting one's blessings, and putting one foot in front of the other. Newbould recorded the tracks in a makeshift basement studio in Sax's Nashville home, with the two musicians separated by a pane of glass for health's sake. Sax played drums, bass, and other instruments, while Newbould handle