Southern Rock Newcomer Noah Riley Teal Releases Lead Single From Debut Self-Titled Album Due July 7
17-YEAR-OLD ROCKER
NOAH RILEY TEAL
ANNOUNCES SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
SET FOR RELEASE ON FRIDAY, JULY 7
LEAD SINGLE
“SHOULDA SEEN THE OTHER GUY”
OUT TODAY WITH DUELING MUSIC VIDEO
Above: “Shoulda Seen the Other Guy” Single Artwork
NASHVILLE, TN (April 14, 2023) — At the young age of 17-years-old, Noah Riley Teal is a singer, songwriter, and guitar slinger — a southern rocker triple threat. His empathy as a lyricist and a vocalist, and his fretboard flare evoke the presence of a well-seasoned artist, brimming with hard-luck wisdom three times his age. Encapsulating his talents ten-fold is his debut 10-track self-titled album, Noah Riley Teal, slated for release on Friday, July 7. With the help of ace Zac Brown Band multi-instrumentalist Coy Bowles who produced the record, Noah Riley Teal is a vibrant collection of songs threaded together with touches of southern and classic rock, Americana, blues, and country.
Out today, the project’s lead single, “Shoulda Seen the Other Guy,” showcases Noah’s cool, laidback drawl as he flexes some tasty guitar work. The song’s burly riffage and scene-setting lyrics conjure the ominous thrills of a good old-fashioned bar fight. The music video is a teenage take on the bar fight scene, spotlighting Noah and a fellow guitarist dueling for the girl, where Noah’s sights are set on the guitar in the end.
Stream / Download “Shoulda Seen the Other Guy” here.
New Noise Magazine exclusively unveiled the track and video highlighting that, “his empathy as a lyricist and a vocalist, and his fretboard flare evoke the presence of a well-seasoned Americana artist, brimming with hard-luck wisdom three times his age.”
“We took the story that the song was telling and added details,” Noah shared. “Like taking the ‘Other Guy’s’ guitar after he took my girl — not only for comedic effect for my family and friends that know just how believable it is for me to want the guitar instead of the girl, but also as an introduction to who I am and what I am about.”
Noah’s effortlessness at whipping up muscular rock’n’roll, groovy twanging-country, and searing blues-influenced guitar, recalls the era of when bellbottomed rock legends ruled the airwaves. But his sharp contemporary edge puts him right in line with song-oriented modern artists.
Noah picked up his first electric guitar at the age of five. Music is a part of his DNA; his dad is also a musician and the drummer for Noah’s band. Today, Noah is a hometown hero on the road to becoming a household name, dazzling audiences regionally with his southern-fried rock. Select live performance highlights to date include sharing the stage with Samantha Fish, Shawn Mullins, and Rhett Akins.
Noah is nothing short of determined. “I’ve always had one goal in life, to play music on the largest stage there is,” he shares, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to reach that lifelong dream. It was this pestering level of persistence to have a life in music that caught ZBB’s Coy Bowles’ attention. He is the one who also challenged Noah to write songs.
“Playing guitar was my strong suit, but I didn’t have experience writing songs. With the mentorship of Coy, I finally got it, and that’s when we started to talk about making an album,” Noah recalls. Again his determination paid off and Clay Cook and John Hopkins of ZBB, Tyler Greenwell of Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Benji Shanks from Blackberry Smoke threw their hats into the ring and joined the project.
Above: Noah Riley Teal; credit: Emily Butler
Noah may be an old soul, but he’s not set in his ways. Constantly evolving as an artist, he sees his debut as a primer for what he’s capable of as a musician. Noah finalizes, “the goal of this album is learning how to connect as a writer and this is the first step into finding myself as an artist not just a guitar player, and I can’t wait to see where else this journey leads me.”
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