Thirty years ago Chicago-born RJ Comer abruptly withdrew from music school and gave up on his dream to be a musician. Dark years of violence, addiction, poverty, fractured relationships, and suicide attempts followed, culminating in a come-to-Jesus weekend in a Mississippi jail. RJ straightened himself out (mostly), worked his way through college, earned a full […]
BY: GERRY MCNALLY ‘One Last Kiss’ is the first full long-player from Chicago native RJ Comer. This record follows on from a run of successful EP releases over the last few years. ‘Under A Lover’s Moon’ opens the record with a radio-friendly, alt-country, blues, boogie-based love song. This is followed early on by ‘Let’s Run’, […]
The cover photo on RJ Comer’s One Last Kiss album depicts a vintage car ploughed into a tree on the side of the road, an image which could aptly refer to the singer songwriter’s early career. From singing in a church choir as a young boy, to addiction and homelessness as a young man, RJ […]
RJ and Randy Skaggs talk about the storytelling tradition in Americana music and in RJ’s latest releases. Read Full Interview >
RJ shares the backstories behind the darkness, addiction, violence, redemption, and humor in his Hell Hole Swamp EP.
Americana and Blues singer-songwriter RJ Comer released his newest album, Nightly Suicide, on March 25 via Growling Moon Records. The album features down to earth tunes, easy acoustic sound and emotion filled lyrics. This being Comer’s second EP release as a solo artist, he seems to have perfected his unique Bluesy, Rock, Americana sound. With […]
If you’re looking for a sturdy, hearty rock and country piece of music to blast for your next road trip, search no more. “Nightly Suicide” by RJ Comer is a collection of six songs that are impossible not to like. Even if you’re someone who doesn’t typically listen to country, like myself, you can enjoy […]
RJ Comer teams up with producer Jef Scott to deliver a truly satisfying 3rd solo album that is sure to win over fans of American alternative blues and country rock. RJ’s work on Nightly Suicide proves that an impactful, significant LP release doesn’t have to be longer than six tracks; what makes this possible is […]
Americana has subsections like any other main genre. So when RJ Comer comes along producing a harder sound associated with Americana; it’s wasy to see that the electric guitar had a play date with Keith Richards, Howlin’ Wolf and Earl King. RJ Comer released the Nightly Suicide EP about a month ago and ever since […]
Based in Los Angeles, RJ Comer has released his new EP called Nightly Suicide in March 2016. It is an absorbing and thought provoking album of six perfectly produced songs, which impress you to the marrow of your bones and leave you replaying them and reflecting, while the music has stopped long ago. RJ Comer […]
