The Confessional

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Artist Information Biography "Deeply soulful and sincere, while still managing to rock. The Confessional makes me want to confess my darkest sins....and then commit them again..." -- Johanna Gohmann, Writer and Editor, MUZE Inc. New York City All true stories! It’s a headline you’d expect to see on some trashy tabloid but yeah it’s a fact – all of the songs this Kentucky rock/grunge indie band does are based on a true story. Even the tales they tell between songs are bona fide. Ask drummer Jyn Yates and lead vocalist/guitarist Ashley Burchett about the time they saw the Grim Reaper headed toward them on a steamy May afternoon. With the addition of bassist Carla Wright and horn player Melanie Dillman, no angel of death could stop them from blasting their way into your consciousness. With raw Janis Joplin-like vocals, Pink Floyd creativity and the driving rhythms of classic rock a la Zeppelin and GNR, this band is no wimpy band. Sharing songwriting duties they offer straight-ahead confessionals like “Alone,” a cut that could have come from an early Melissa Etheridge album, raw and earthy, centered on a rhythmic acoustic guitar. In contrast is the distinctive instrumental “Maney’s Song,” with Burchett’s innovative guitar leading the way like a soulful Duanne Eddy, with Jyn Yates laying a steady groove behind it. “Chrysalis” is an instrumental that cranks up quickly with a myriad of guitar textures, from screaming distortion to a cleaner pensive sound. Strings weave in and ou