Listen to Steve Hartsoe's Song "Your Time Now" from His Brand New Album “King of Small Talk”

“King of Small Talk” is the latest album released by singer/songwriter Steve Hartsoe. The second single is a bluesy winner titled "Your Time Now" which was inspired by his wife Shannon’s resilience and features a video by local filmmaker Alvin Sloan. The song encourages viewers/listeners to step out of their comfort zones and pursue what they really want to do in life.

“I see you walkin,’ after midnight/I hear you talkin,’ something ain’t right/Because the life you chose, didn’t choose you, and now there’s no going back/Yeah the lies they told, did what they do/But look who’s laughing last.” The album’s first single “Ocracoke” is about the rugged island off North Carolina’s coast where legendary pirate Blackbeard hung around.

The songs on this record have catchy melodies and intelligent lyrics. Hartsoe shows his knack for creating memorable songs that will have you singing along in no time.

Each note and every word are delivered with a purpose. There is no filler on a Steve Hartsoe record. Ever.

Hartsoe wrote all eight songs on the album, plus handled most guitar, vocal and bass duties. Son Eli Hartsoe played drums and a handful of friends contributed: Dave Ristrim – pedal steel and B-bender guitar; Wahba and Chris Carbone – bass; Russ Bullock – guitar solo on the album version of “Ocracoke”; James Cook and Jennifer Allred – harmony vocals. Recording was done in home studios. Kevin McNoldy (Dave Matthews, Mary Chapin Carpenter) mixed and mastered the album at his Cphonic Studios in Raleigh. He also contributed vocal harmonies and keyboards. “King of Small Talk” is Hartsoe’s sixth solo album, following “Live at WHUP” (2021), “Gaslighted” (2020), “The Big Fix-Deluxe Edition” (2017), “The Big Fix” (2016), “Neo-Traditional” (2014). If you're a fan of blues and rock soaked Americana, you have found your new hero.