The songwriter and
producer of alt-rock known as Joe Sal has released his latest
official single, “She-Cat.” The single has been proudly published
as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate
music industry. In addition to the skills of Sal, himself, “She-Cat”
also features sax performances by David Jackson of The Van Der Graaf
Generator fame. While this is the first fully fledged recording of
the track, it also appears on Sal's popular "Live at Scimmie"
solo EP (2014) which continues to garner fame. Jazzy, bluesy, and
with plenty of feline swagger, “She-Cat” showcases Joe Sal as one
of Italy's premier rock singers and guitarists.
Milan's Giorgio “Joe
Sal” Salati cites as main artistic influences Chris Cornell, Jeff
Buckley, Stevie Wonder, and interestingly, Andrew Lloyd Webber. His
own sound has most in common with Cornell, particularly in the vocal
department. Rock fans will be hard-pressed to decide whether Sal is
primarily a singer or primarily a guitarist. Sponsored by both LOUD
Guitars and DG Amps & Pedals, he's all geared up but can
occasionally sound best as a simple singer-songwriter. With an
emphasis on strong songwriting, solid riff work and raw, natural,
gritty vocals, “She-Cat” by Joe Sal has a little something for
every alt-rock fan.
Asked to describe the
overall meaning of “She-Cat,” Joe Sal writes, “People think
that cats are selfish animals, but it's not that true.”
If you're not buying it
right away, don't worry. Sal's got logic behind his claim:
“They stay locked up all day in our
houses, getting bored and waiting for their beloved humans. In the
evening the humans come back home, have dinner, watch TV and then go
to sleep, so their cats get bored again all night long. Maybe our
cats love us more than we love them. That's the
reason for the sad mood of this song, which talks about a female cat
waiting all the time for a little attention from his beloved man.”
Joe Sal has been
playing original music since the nineties when his older brother,
Ettori Salati (The Watch, Alex Carpani Band, RedZen, SoulEngine)
taught him the pentatonic scale. By 1999, he'd started fronting a
trio, KickStart. They produced an LP, 2003's “Fuel,” and a
single, “I Am Free,” in 2006. In addition to festival
appearances, they were featured in magazines and on radio and TV
shows. Sal went solo in 2012, and was soon offered a collaboration
project with David Jackson of the UK's Van Der Graaf Generator. The
next four years saw him touring worldwide and performing vocals on
two Alex Carpani Band LPs, “4 Destinies” and “So Close So Far,”
which also featured brother Ettore Salati and Van Der Graaf
Generator's David Jackson, as well as Bologna's famed prog-rocker
Alex Carpani on keys.
Besides his aforementioned solo record,
"Live at Scimmie," his most prominent material appeared in
the form of singles, “No Lies” (2018) and “I Belong to the Sun”
(2019).
She-Cat sounds a bit
different from the previous alternative rock oriented singles. The
sound of S-C is jazzy and acoustic, and mr David Jackson's saxophones
is the extra gear that makes the song fly.
“She-Cat” by Joe
Sal is available from over 600 quality digital music stores online
worldwide now. Get in early, alt-rock fans.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
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