Below are previews of four songs, and two videos, from the upcoming J.M. Kearns album Before the coffee gets too cold, to be released on Bandcamp on May 17, 2024.
Here’s a video of the song “Don’t ever dream” — with no ads. (Another video is below it…)
Above is a video of the song “My soul in your hands”, also on the album. It features The Squares, as well as many friends from the Cape May area, and others from farther away.
Thank you to the following for great photographs: Patty Goyette, Frank Scott, Kate Leo Cooper, Tom Naglee Jr., Bob Berg, Michael Rappa, Suzanne Logeman, Andrea Hewitt, and many others.
Quotes:
Elmore magazine on J.M. Kearns’ Death or Life:
“A bluesy flair, his voice perfect for the lyric and sound... It's easy to hear the influence of John Prine and Gram Parsons... Intelligence, humor and musicianship.”
Davis Raines (songs recorded by Pat Green and Kenny Rogers) on Death or Life:
“Then comes our Man for All Seasons, the extraordinarily erudite King of the Mambo and his Hot Little Combo: J.M. Kearns and the Lonely Mammals... JM’s a favorite, a gifted writer and compelling performer whose songs examine the whole magilla, from the ridiculous to the sublime.”
Nashville Blues Society on The Squares’ Second Act:
“J.M. closes the set with help from everyone, telling a bittersweetly-humorous story of getting older, as “the fishin’s no fun when you’re Running Out Of Line.” This one features Debra on that nose flute, and is a really fine acoustic country blues, performed in a live setting.”