Daily Records

I haven't written about a record in a while.

The blues is back baby.

This 2026 record is the seventh by American indie artist Mirah whose musical career has spanned more than a quarter century though this is the first time I had heard of her.

I've been listening to a lot of Rush over the past few weeks.

So when my friend Allen texted me and another mutual friend a couple weeks ago to see if we were interested in seeing the band Spiritual Cramp at a small venue here in Houston, my first thought was, "Who?"

Before I begin I want to give a shout out to my music industry friend, Keith Jopling, who just released a book (which I took delivery of as I'm writing this) all about how the record album has endured over the years and seems to be making a comeback.

When I previously covered Elvis Presley it was with a compilation record.

So this record hasn't actually come out yet - it's due to be released mid-March 2026 but I just wanted to quickly throw this out there based on the tracks that have been pre-released.

So I guarantee that whoever happens to be reading this has never heard of this circa 1989 / 1990 record or the band that put it out.

Some of you may have heard that Steve Cropper, the great guitarist for Memphis soul studio / backing band Booker T. & the MG's, recently died.

I don't foresee many of you checking this record out for a couple of reasons.

When I first wrote about Geese back in 2021 they were an up and coming, scrappy indie band with an interesting debut record.

I've covered Josh Ritter several times already so you may wonder why I'm, yet again, spilling ink about him.

So about a month ago I speculated that this record may have been my most played of 2025.

Although I covered Jojo Orme in her guise as Heartworms before, this current 2025 record is actually her full length debut.