Noé Socha online.
My buddy Adam just turned me on to Noé Socha, who’s making the rounds on the Internet for his very seductive John Mayer cover that replaces Mayer’s vocals with a railroad harmonica that literally made me go “holy shit.” A quality blues player. A a nice cheat code too for listening to Mayer The Musician (who has always been more-or-less a strong songwriter) without the baggage of Mayer The Dude. [Insert a joke about his debut EP including a song titled “My Stupid Mouth”.] Excited to see what else Socha cooks up.
-Brady Gerber
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