Brandon Santini – Which Way Do We Go?
Brandon Santini – Which Way Do We Go?
Format: CD
Label: MoMojo Records
Release: 2025
Release date: May 9, 2025
MoMojo Records proudly announces a May 9th release date for ‘Which Way Do We Go?,’ a fearless leap into the soul of modern blues from seven-time Blues Music Award nominee Brandon Santini
Returning to his former hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, Santini takes great strides forward with this electrically charged and honest offering produced by longtime musical comrade and friend, Jeff Jensen.
Brandon Santini was born in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, moved to Memphis in 2003 and got his blues schooling on historic Beale Street, where he gained many fans as a performing staple at the Rum Boogie Cafe & Blues Hall clubs. In 2005, he began performing with his former band, Delta Highway, which disbanded in 2009. After that, Santini launched his solo career, releasing his first album in 2011.
Santini is now based in Springfield, Illinois, since 2018. His profound connection to the blues & American roots music fuels his high-energy blend of traditional blues with a contemporary twist. With nearly twenty years of performing throughout North America, South America, U.K., Europe, India, and Egypt, Santini is renowned for radiating raw emotion and infectious energy to his audience, earning him critical acclaim and awards along the way. In addition to multiple BMA nominations, he received a 2019 Blues Blast Music Award for Contemporary Blues Album (‘The Longshot’).
“It felt great to return to my former hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, to record with my touring band and longtime musical comrade and friend, Jeff Jensen,” says Brandon Santini. “These deeply personal songs were written during the pandemic and its aftermath, and the album features the raw power that this band takes with them wherever we go. This is a moment of reckoning. If we don’t find our way with love and compassion, I fear what lies ahead.”
“It has been exciting to watch this project unfold, as Brandon bares his soul on this impressive collection of songs, taking his sound in a fresh, new direction,” adds Sallie Bengtson, MoMojo Records president. “We look forward to sharing this highly anticipated project from a widely acclaimed 21st century modern bluesman.”
Website: https://www.brandonsantini.com/
Tracks:
01. Which Way Do We Go? (Santini) 4:11
02. The War Ain’t Over (Santini) 4:02
03. See That Pony (Santini, Jensen) 3:07
04. Ain’t Turning Back (Santini) 4:23
05. Do What Comes Naturally (Santini) 4:24
06. Mile After Mile (Santini, Jensen) 4:40
07. Working on a Mystery (Santini, Arthur) 2:43
08. Trouble Stay Away (Santini) 3:07
09. Blues So Bad (Santini) 3:57
10. Baby’s Got Soul (Santini) 4:56
11. She Got the Way (Santini) 3:00
Brandon Santini – Lead Vocals, Harmonicas, Electric Rhythm Guitar (track #2), Hand Claps
Timo Arthur – Electric Guitar (except track #6), Acoustic Guitar (track #9), Hand Claps
Jeff Jensen – Electric Guitar (tracks #1, 6, 7), Acoustic Guitar (track #7), Backing Vocals (track #1), Hand Claps
Cliff Moore – Bass, Hand claps
Ron James – Drums, Percussion, Hand Claps
Jesse James Davis – Backing Vocals (tracks #1, 2, 4, 7)