Wabasa Records heats up with their latest release, "If You Still Want Me," a blistering blues-rocker that drips with raw emotion, a classic sound, and Southern coal dust from start to finish. This is not a love song. This is a smoky, guitar-driven warning wrapped in soul and sass. The song reaches out and grabs you with its grimy Southern Rock groove, part Red Dirt swagger, part bluesy snarl. With vintage guitar licks and a rhythm section that stomps like dusty boots on an old wooden porch, "If You Still Want Me" sounds both familiar and fresh. It leans into classic rock's roots while making no bones about the fact that it's the real thing.
At its heart, this song is about a fed-up woman. No more wishing and hoping. If the man wants her back, he has to change his "stupid ways." The message is as tough as they come, but it's delivered with a bluesy kind of grace that never strays into spite. Instead, it pulsates with pride and a steel-eyed clarity. It's the sound of someone taking their power back one bluesy wail at a time. The vocals are particularly compelling, challenging, and smoky, with a soulful quality. You can hear the years of heartbreak and resilience behind every word, with each line coming through like a death rattle put in rhythm. The instrumentation adds to this flawlessly, never detracting from the message but heightening it with tasteful solos and locked grooves.
Wabasa Records is living proof that the spirit of blues and Southern rock is anything but a dying thing, and it seems like something that knows exactly what it's meant to be. "If You Still Want Me" is both a song and an assertion. It's the kind of track you turn up loud when you've chosen what to do, and you're prepared to leave if nothing changes. This song is your anthem if you've ever stood at that crossroads between heartbreak and self-worth. Wabasa Records tells your feet to get stomping, and you won't mind one little bit.