“Whatcha Gonna Do” by Ina Forsman, from the album “Been Meaning To Tell You”

 

 

24-year-old Finnish blues belter Ina Forsman has a voice that transcends genre.  While it’s clearly blues-soaked, her voice floats effortlessly through many styles. Now for her fantastic follow-up to her critically acclaimed self-title debut, Been Meaning to Tell You (released January 25^th on Ruf Records), expands both her sound and the content of her lyrics, taking two years to write the material, laying her soul bare.

Recorded at Austin’s Wire Recording Studio with producer Mark ‘Kaz’ Kazanoff and featuring his Texas Horns along with Red Young and Jay Stiles on keys, Laura Chavez on guitars, Chris Maresh on bass, and Brannen Temple on drums, Been Meaning to Tell You continues Forsman’s impressive run of all-original material that uses the blues as a strong foundation, but not as a crutch. On top of that base, she uses gospel, R&B, soul, jazz, and pop to propel her lyrics of empowerment, love, joy, heartbreak, and perseverance.

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