DC-based funk, soul, and R&B band, Terra Firma, have released their debut album, Live with Terra Firma, which captures the band’s raw, powerful sound from a performance at Jammin’ Java produced by 13 Roses Productions. Featuring some brand-new original songs alongside fan-favorite covers and guest feature from the DC-based Wammie Award winner Jarreau Williams, it’s packed to the brim with genre-bending goodness.
Live albums are fewer and farther between nowadays, but Terra Firma tackle the challenge with aplomb bringing much needed local flavor to the category. It’s particularly nice to have a live album as a band’s debut because it shows them off exactly as they are. It’s a fantastic introduction to their unique sound rather than the oft-used reversal as a career retrospective.
And you can feel from the first few notes of the opening track “Never Too Much” that the band will have you hook, line, and sinker in no time at all. The propulsive, syncopation in the drums and the cosmic synthesizers are rich in sound and color. A little later, Jarreau Williams appears in the R&B-focused “Butterflies” with his soulful croon that is sure to have you captivated in no time.
The energy from the album is palpable, and it stems from the fact that this is so clearly the band in their most natural state of being. With cheers from the audience, engaging banter, and beautifully crafted music, it’s a good time that wastes no time getting right to the heart and soul of the sonic powerhouse that is Terra Firma.
Live with Terra Firma will be available on major streaming platforms soon! Be sure to check in with them on Facebook and Instagram for updates and details!
Charlie Maybee is a dancer, musician, educator, and writer based in Charleston, South Carolina who currently teaches with the Dance Program at the College of Charleston. His primary work as an artist is with his performing collective, Polymath Performance Project, through which he makes interdisciplinary performance art that centers tap dance as the primary medium of expression and research. He also currently plays rhythm guitar for the Charleston-based punk band, Anergy, and releases music as a solo artist under the name Nox Eterna.
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