Songwriting has always been a form of therapy for Michael McArthur. Over the past decade, the Florida native has filled a handful of EPs with his own mix of raw soul and lushly layered folk, working with producers like David Bianco (Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams) and Greg Wells (Adele, One Republic) along the way. He made his full-length debut with 2019's Ever Green, Ever Rain. Recorded with Grammy-winning producer Ryan Freeland (Ray Lamontagne, Bonnie Raitt), and inspired by McArthur's long period of isolation and self-repair. It’s appropriate that he’s chosen to follow up his debut with the upcoming EPs, Oh, Sedona and How to Fall in Love. Recorded in isolation and featuring all one-take solo acoustic performances, the EPs reveal the full range not only of McArthur's voice — a gorgeous instrument that soars and swoons, flecked with vibrato and palpable emotion — but with the uncovering of all distraction, his profound introspection, too.
Oh, Sedona
Release date: July 3, 2020
Preeminent tracks: Purple Rain - Wild in the Blood - Elaine
How to Fall in Love
Release date: August 14, 2020
Preeminent tracks: How to Fall in Love - Rest’s Unknown - Ever Green, Ever Rain