Neon & Nicotine Blues | Songs inspired by B.B Kings, Ray Charles, Etta James and Otis Redding.

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A complete 20-track late-night blues album.
It’s designed to feel like one long, smoky 3 a.m. m. drive through empty streets—slow-burning, intimate, a little dangerous, and deeply soulful. Perfect for headphones, dim lights, and whatever you’re drinking to keep the ghosts company.
Album title: “Neon & Nicotine”
Vibe: Modern electric blues with touches of soul, jazz, and low-key noir atmosphere. Think Gary Clark Jr. meets early Norah Jones meets the mood of Boz Scaggs’ “Harbor Lights” era.
Tracklist (20 songs):
1. Neon & Nicotine – Slow minor-key opener, cigarette smoke in the air, the title track sets the scene.
2. 3 A.M. on Beale – Walking the empty street after the bars close, muted trumpet solo.
3. Whiskey Don’t Lie – Classic slow 12-bar, but the lyrics are brutally honest.
4. Red Light Confession – Stopped at a traffic light, spilling your guts to no one.
5. She Left with My Shadow – Surreal late-night imagery, slide guitar crying.
6. Devil’s on Hold – Phone call to the ex at 2:47 a.m., call waiting tone becomes part of the groove.
7. Rain on the Dashboard – Wipers keeping time, minor 9th chords, pure melancholy.
8. Blue Motel Glow – One-night stand you already regret, buzzing fluorescent sign in the solo.
9. Last Call for the Broken – Bar closing anthem for the ones who don’t want to go home.
10. Ghost of Your Perfume – Hammond organ-heavy, haunted slow dancer.
11. Cigarettes & Regret – Acoustic National resonator slide, just voice and guitar in a dark room.
12. Midnight Blue Cadillac – Cruising song, low and greasy, bass walking like heartbeat.
13. I Sold My Soul (But Kept the Receipt) – Tongue-in-cheek slow grinder with wicked humor.
14. Streetlight Serenade – Instrumental, lonely tenor sax and guitar trading licks under sodium lamps.
15. Love in Minor Key – The one hopeful song, but even the hope hurts.
16. Ash on the Bible – Dark gospel-blues about promises you couldn’t keep.
17. Empty Side of the Bed – Barely-there arrangement, voice cracking on every line.
18. Slow Burn Baby – Sexy, crawling tempo, the only up-tempo moment—still feels like it’s underwater.
19. Dawn’s Too Far Away – 5-minute fade with repeating guitar figure, refusing to end.
20. Neon & Nicotine (Reprise) – Barely a minute long, solo voice and distant traffic sounds as the sun threatens to come up.


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