Marc Amacher – Overdrive
Recorded raw, driven by genuine performance and raw energy
Marc Amacher – Overdrive
Format: CD – Vinyl LP – Digital
Label: Metalville – Hoboville – Suburban Records
Release: 2026
Release date: August 7, 2026
‘OVERDRIVE’ is not a retro blues album. It is a statement. Eleven tracks ranging from earthy blues to modern rock, all underpinned by an uncompromising attitude – like an amplifier on the verge of distortion. Recorded raw, driven by genuine performance and raw energy.
From the opener “Hell Yeah (Here I Am)” to the finale “Ain’t the Man”, the album follows a clear thread: no excuses, no masks – movement as a response, not an escape. “Streets Are Golden” speaks to all those who have fallen but keep going nonetheless, whilst “Cash Smash Boogie” dismantles the myth of money with irony and groove. A pivotal moment is the duet “You Can’t Beat Time” – two voices in tension, no romance. The realisation remains: time doesn’t play fair. It wins.
OVERDRIVE is not nostalgia. It is the present, raw and gritty – forged in real time, on the street of vitality. Hardly any Swiss blues musician lives the blues as uncompromisingly as MARC AMACHER. He has been on the road for over two decades. He became known to a wider audience through The Voice of Germany, where he reached the final with his “MARC-edged” voice. Since then, he has shared the stage with musicians such as Eric Clapton, Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ Top), Robbie Williams and The BossHoss, without ever losing his own signature style.
For Amacher, it’s not about perfection, but about attitude and music that moves you.
Website: https://marcamacher.net/?v=5f02f0889301
Tracks:
01. Hell Yeah
02. Streets Are Golden
03. Crying
04. Fool
05. Dark Knight
06. Rolling And Tumble
07. Shake It
08. Can’t Beat Time
09. Dirt House Blues
10. Cash Smash Boogie
11. Well
The Överdrive” Band:
Res Lüdi – drums
Alex Germann – Guitar
Katarina Michel – vocals
Andreas Hayoz – bass
Omar Cuma – bass
Schnäg Manuel – bass