{"id":21138,"date":"2026-06-30T17:05:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T22:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21138"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T22:05:34","slug":"north-beach-gritty-north-beach-gritty-ep-out-october-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21138","title":{"rendered":"NORTH BEACH GRITTY NORTH BEACH GRITTY EP OUT OCTOBER 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seattle\u2019s North Beach Gritty is very pleased to announce that their new eponymous EP will be released on October 9th<\/sup>. The new single \u201cMaybe Don\u2019t\u201d, featuring iconic pedal steel player Robert Randolph, can be heard everywhere now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Beach Gritty builds sweeping, blues-based rock around the songs of writer, singer, and guitarist Josh Braff. The project grew slowly and deliberately, built around the songs of Braff – a well-known novelist looking for a louder medium. His debut novel, The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green<\/em> (Algonquin Books) found an audience, and sent Braff on the road reading to large crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite critical success, the realities of the publishing industry pushed Braff toward independence. He began self-publishing work and learning the mechanics of ownership, rights, and creative control. That philosophy (independence, long-term thinking, and owning the work) would in turn define how North Beach Gritty approached music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an early New York show veteran Producer\/Engineer Bruce Buchanan (who began his career working closely with legendary artists and producers at Atlantic Records Studios in New York City) approached Braff and told him that he was not easily moved by every artist emotionally, but that something in his performance had. Their early recording sessions confirmed that the collaboration was working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To track the EP, Braff recruited a wrecking crew of sonic architects including drummers Ben Smith (Heart) and Bob Pantella (Monster Magnet), guitarists Nick Powell and Oz Noy, Grammy-winning slide guitarist Robert Randolph, and bassist and producer Geoff Ott. Produced by Buchanan, the EP serves as the follow-up to the band\u2019s debut full-length album and further establishes North Beach Gritty\u2019s blend of narrative songwriting, classic guitar tone, and cinematic production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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