/UCWE/ San Francisco, CA, – Members of Calexico, Greyhound Soul, Four Killer Flats, Topless Opry and the Nick Luca Trio join Jason Steed to release ‘Blacksmoke, by the band Creosote’

Now Publishing Now, Inc., a publisher of independent music and books, today announced the release of “Blacksmoke,” the first full-length CD release of the Tucson-based Americana band Creosote. The twelve-song album is full of soulful, southwestern country-rock featuring the songwriting of Jason Steed. Backed by an all-star cast of Tucson musicians from bands including Calexico, Greyhound Soul, Four Killer Flats, Topless Opry and the Nick Luca Trio, Jason Steed’s songs come to life with an authentic Tucson sound.

“Jason is simply an amazing songwriter,” says Dan Burke, of Now Publishing Now who is both the publisher and co-producer of the record. “He has an ability to draw you into a song, and make you feel what he’s feeling. His often Bob Dylan-esque lyrical style only heightens his natural ability for melody and rhythm. “Blacksmoke” is truly an instant classic.”

The collection of songs is a snapshot of the southwest. Songs like “It’s Over Now,” “Wish Upon a Satellite,” and “My Memory” highlight the band’s roots in country music. These songs are direct, straight-talking tracks with lyrics that are fitting for the most desolate barrooms in America. “Time the Lights,” “Hardly Can Remember” and “85” have an edgier feel that is reminiscent of Uncle Tupelo. “Black and Blue,” and “Wichita Savior” are moody and expansive emotionally, while “The Ballad of Whiskey and Tears” brings the record to an emotional peak with its bitter-sweet tale of love lost.

“I am really proud of this record,” says Jason Steed. “It was an honor to be in the same room with all of these great musicians.”

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Now Publishing Now, Inc. is an independent publisher of music and books. The bands and writers this San Francisco-based company publishes produce for the sole purpose of expressing their art, not to fill the need of some hot market demographic. To order a copy of “Blacksmoke”, please visit the Now Publishing Now online store at: http://www.nowpublishingnow.com/shop.