Terry Blade – Ethos | The Music Asylum

Calling all acoustic, folk fans! Terry Blade has just dropped a new alt-country/folk album, “Ethos”!

Terry Blade is a LGBTQ+ artist, who is very open and diverse in creating music. Originally from Chicago, Terry, has built up a massive following and seems to be loved by everyone! He is heavily inspired by musicians like Isaac Hayes, Gill Scott-Heron and Will Downing, and uses these artists to create his own amazing music! So far in his career Terry has won over 40 awards, such as ‘Best Folk Song’ for Clouzine’s Magazine and has also been featured by multiple publications. These publications include Country Queer, Indie Top 39, and Adobe & Teardrops. “Ethos” was released at the beginning of 2023 and has already left such an impact!

“Ethos” is an album full of ten different tracks, including a more popular hit that Terry has already released, “Won’t Be Around”. Every song on this album has its own amazing qualities and I cannot fault anyone of them!

The collection kicks off with a beautiful, acoustic tune, “Come Home”. This song is led by a guitar and has some amazing, country sounding vocals too! I think it is a lovely way to ease us into the album and I absolutely love the track!

My favourite one has to be the fifth song in the album, “Talk About It”. This is a beautiful, and more laid-back track compared to the others. The guitar, as always, is sweet sounding, with some beautiful chords and riffs. In this song especially, we really get to hear Terry’s talent in his vocals. He sings this track incredibly powerfully, and we hear a sense of emotion in his voice. What a like about Terry is that he always sings so purely and just completely wraps us up in his voice.

Additionally, track number nine, “Jimmy James” is a teamwork creation. Terry has worked with Lance Conrad to create this song and I love it! This song, again, is very emotional and soft, yet the vocals will almost warm you.

One thing about Terry’s music is that he stops that alone feeling, and you are really able to connect with him. No matter what, I cannot describe to you how amazing Terry and his album is, so you must take matters into your own hands and give it a listen to. Especially if you find yourself to be a lover of this type of music, then you will soon be completely in love with Terry!