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*** New Album releases 10/24***
“Codename California became an exercise in rediscovering my musical voice, reconnecting to authenticity, and finding my way back to the center—to the eye of the storm, the only place in this reality capable of offering us peace. The journey is lifelong, and the destination imagined, I know. But life feels lighter now, and there’s a quiet excitement in me about what might come next.
I truly hope you enjoy listening to Codename California as much as I enjoyed making it.”
Watch the Official Video – "Box of Lonely Men"
The first single from Codename California is here.
Previous Releases
The Lonesome Side of Town
Released in 2019, The Lonesome Side of Town is Ed Dupas’ third studio release.
“When all is said and done, The Lonesome Side of Town is a collection of songs that bear witness to a time of tremendous personal change in my life. Its songs testify to both the steadfastness of love, as well as its departure. Hopefully, the record serves to communicate the lessons, the struggle, and the beauty to be found in all of it.” -Ed
Tennessee Night
Released in spring of 2017, Tennessee Night, is the result of three days tracking with producer Michael Crittenden at Mackinaw Harvest Studios in Grand Rapids, MI. The heart of the record was recorded live in July of 2016 in the midst of a summer heatwave.
"The latest ‘Tennessee Night’, banged out in 3 days and tracked live is an arse kicker of a record, 'garage country' at its finest, owning it is a measure of how cool you are, just saying." - Rudie Hayes, Americana UK
A GOOD AMERICAN LIFE
Named as one of the best country albums of 2015 by The Telegraph-UK, this debut record was independently released late May, 2015. A Good American Life was recorded/produced in Grand Rapids, MI by Michael Crittenden.
"Sonically, the album consistently retains a dusky hue, reminiscent of Nebraska-era Springsteen or early Red House Painters. Ed’s music is essentially acoustic at its core; the recordings include some accompaniment complete with flourishes of overdriven, midwestern guitar shapes and pedal steel over top spare and sure drumming, while the occasional harmonica embellishes the quintessentially American folk sense of these tunes. Ed’s baritone vocals retain an easy, warm, and melodic tone, his lyrics refreshingly well articulated with just a touch of sardonic wit beneath the heartfelt and at times aching delivery." -National Country Review
" … Songs that could or should have come from the pens of Springsteen, Kristofferson or more recently Sturgill Simpson...." - No Depression