Alabama, by Lo Wolf

Alabama feels raw and real, because the song content speaks on human rights issues that Alabama has her boot heels on. Lo Wolf is an Asheville singer and songwriter, and advocate. This is how you make protest art pretty folks.

“Alabama sheets cotton starched and burnin’ white, my to do list was gettin’ done last night” is probably my favorite line. Speaking about love, presuming new experiences and love, is exciting and adds a real edge to the tune. In this era of backwards, fear-mongering policy-makers and their disciples, its dangerous to fall in line. We need songs like this to keep our individuality, our rights, and our spirits unbridled by the divisive far-leaning culture of recent years. And it’s more than that, its a love song about the dangers of love in a very real sense.

Upright bass, brushed drums, interweaving guitars, the prominent vocal, and a clever female harmony make up the song, Instrumentation is deliberate and simple in nature. It feels natural and fresh.

Want to hear us talk about this song? Check out episode #97 of our podcast at hlycrp.com.