Mason Reed has a story to tell. A story filled with broken hearts, bad luck, bloody concrete, rotten chances, ghosts, devils, witches, and women your mother warned you about. When you listen to his music, you can hear that something special is happening. Reed’s new five-song EP, “You Can’t Come Back From Heaven,” featuring his unique, soul-filled, smoky voice, is evidence that the singer-songwriter genre still has a few tricks up its sleeve, and that real Americana music hasn’t been fluffed over with soft, computer-generated guitar sounds and auto-tuned pop punk vocals. Instead, some of the genre’s underground heroes, like Reed, are conjuring music and sounds as raw and haunting as ever before.
Recorded over five days in January 2010 in Los Angeles, California, and produced by Reed and engineer Steve Holroyd (Ryan Adams, Tom Petty), the new EP features an appearance by bass master Jorgen Carlsson of the band Gov’t Mule on three of the tracks, including the first single, “Not Perfect.” Reed says: “This record is about lost loves and found purpose. It’s a gritty, bare-knuckled representation of giving it all up to face your dreams and demons head on.”
In addition to his songwriting skills and musicianship, Reed is also known for his monster work ethic. Reed and band are currently booking a self-proclaimed “never-ending tour” to support the new EP, which will be released February 23, 2010, and will be available online and at shows. “I’m a work horse for sure,” says Reed. “Road, studio, road, studio. This is the schedule we have, and I love it. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Even the bad days are okay as long as I keep moving.” It comes as no surprise that the first track lyrically reaffirms Reed’s love of the troubadour lifestyle: “I don’t love nobody, but I love that road.”
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