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Bluebird On 3rd , Gabe Dixon, Marshall Altman, Dylan Altman, Gabby Michelle, Oscar Bugarin

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Press play on Dixon’s ecstatic new solo LP, Lay It On Me, and you’ll hear that sheer, unadulterated joy radiating out from every single track. Recorded with producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Dustin Ransom, the album is a testament to the power of creative freedom and artistic maturity, a bold, self-assured statement from an artist learning to trust his gut and embrace his instincts like never before. The songs here are hopeful and uplifting, celebrating the strength and support that comes with stability and commitment, and the arrangements are similarly bright and buoyant, blending old school soul grooves with effervescent pop hooks and addictive rock and roll energy. Dixon and Ransom played nearly all of the instruments on the album themselves, and the pair’s mix of vintage grit and modern shine proves utterly intoxicating, suggesting at times everything from Stevie Wonder and Elton John to Ben Rector and Gavin DeGraw. Given Dixon’s prodigious resume as a sideman—he’s toured and recorded with the likes of Paul McCartney, Alison Krauss, and, most recently, Tedeschi Trucks Band—it may seem like a foregone conclusion that his solo work would sound this poised and confident, but the truth is that the road to Lay It On Me has been a long and challenging one, and Dixon’s arrival at this moment feels less like a culmination and more like the beginning of a thrilling new chapter in an already remarkable career.