Outside The Lines

Gary Cain

Release Date: May 3, 2024
Genre: Blues, Rock, Funk, various
Label: self
Catalog Number: 195269287610
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Album Synopsis

Outside The Lines is Gary Cain’s 3rd album, showcasing eclectic musical influences, stunning guitar virtuosity, and artful songwriting. Recorded and mixed in Austin Texas, the album intertwines Cain’s blues roots with rock, funk, and in the case of the restrained and personal “Resting On My Mind”, gospel and R&B. “It’s a snapshot of where I’m at as an artist and a person - an effort to find a new way forward and stay true to myself amid a lot of uncertainty and great personal loss.”

The death of Cain’s father in 2023 was devastating and sobering, catalyzing a new urgency in both life and art. It also reinforced a determination to forge ahead, evident in the tracks “Ain’t Giving Up”, and “Keep On Walking”, a pounding Hendrixian epic. Cain’s headlong forays outside the tried-and-true may twist the ear of blues traditionalists, but the guitar-slinger clearly sees them as a feature, not a bug, singing “You keep drawing the lines I’m gonna color outside” in the pointed “Blues Enough”.

While the album in many places showcases a more restrained melodicism and introspection, the razor-sharp lyrics and kaleidoscopic guitar fireworks make for an exhilarating listen that more than earns the album’s title.
- Hayes Kingsley 

Related artists: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, Scott Henderson, Eric Gales, Eric Johnson, Chris Duarte, Jimi Hendrix, Philip Sayce, Danny Gatton, Muse, Richie Kotzen, Wayne Krantz

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    Ain't Got The Blues 3:11
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    Resting On My Mind 3:14
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    Pretty 3:26
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    Ain't Giving Up 2:31
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    Attitude 4:22
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    Blues Enough For You 3:34
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    Far From Home 3:43
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    Lie To Me 3:27
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    I Don't Care What You Say 3:20
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    Keep On Walking 6:42
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Track List

  1. Ain’t Got The Blues (3:11)
  2. Resting On My Mind (3:14)
  3. Pretty (3:26)
  4. Ain’t Giving Up (2:31)
  5. Attitude (4:22)
  6. Blues Enough For You (3:33)
  7. Far From Home (3:42)
  8. Lie To Me (3:27)
  9. I Don’t Care What You Say (3:20)
  10. Keep On Walking  (6:41)

album credits

Lyrics and Music by Gary Cain
All instruments, vocals, MIDI programming and performance, engineering and mixing by Gary Cain
Recorded in Austin, TX
Mastered by Sean Stack at Fat Cat Recording in Spicewood, TX
 

Gary Cain

Gary Cain picked up a guitar before he attended his first kindergarten class, and hasn’t put it down since.

With one foot in the blues and the other in seemingly everything else, Cain’s eclectic virtuosity is the product of endless hours of practice, commitment to his craft, and and countless live performances.

“Blues is the hub of where I like to go musically. I’ve got to stretch out, explore and take risks, but at my core I’m still that 5-year-old kid laying on the family room floor in front of the record player with Albert Collins cranked in the headphones.” 

Born in Canada and now based in Austin, Texas, Gary has played at clubs and festivals across Canada, the USA, UK, and Europe.

Gary is an Official Artist for Fractal Audio Systems and GHS Strings.

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