Michael Pos Direct from Sounds of Nashville – Featuring Blue House Band arrives like a cleansing storm—organic, unapologetic, and deeply human. Recorded live in a single session at Blue House Studio for The Sounds of Nashville Podcast, this EP from singer-songwriter, composer, and RCSQ Records founder Michael Pos is a reckoning of the soul. Before diving into the music, let me introduce you to the man behind the movement.
Michael Pos isn’t your average troubadour. He’s an educated composer and a multi-instrumentalist who took the long road back to music after decades in the corporate world. But rather than view that time as lost, Pos wears it like armor. Backed by the talented Blue House Band, this EP captures lightning in a bottle: the sweat, the soul, the spontaneity of live performance. It’s the kind of music that demands it and doesn’t ask. Let’s dig into it.
The EP opens with the earthy stomp of “Move My Ship Direct,” a groove-drenched invocation of divine direction and inner clarity. Michael’s vocals arrive warm and weathered, like Van Morrison channeled through the Mississippi Delta. The band locks in with a taut, bluesy pulse—drums crisp and dynamic, a slinking bassline grounding the arrangement, and guitars that wail with soulful urgency but never overshadow. The lyrics, as in much of Pos’s work, serve as testimony and reflection. This is a journey song, but not just on highways; it’s sailing spiritual waters. The interplay between electric guitar licks and Hammond organ swells adds depth and a gospel-tinged fire. I could feel the room; the sweat, the grit, the breath between verses. This music moved me.
Track two, “Puertecitos Direct,” offers a moodier, more contemplative palette. Named after a serene coastal village in Baja California, the song unfolds like a musical exhale. Acoustic fingerpicking forms the backbone, inviting you into stillness. The instrumentation here is stripped yet rich—delicate slide guitar brushes against subtle percussion and warm, reverb-kissed bass. Pos’s voice becomes gentler, more introspective. There’s a quiet reverence in his delivery, like he’s narrating a sacred memory. The song’s theme of inner peace and reconnection to nature flows throughout. The Blue House Band shows their range here—understated, but emotionally attuned to every breath of the song. It’s the kind of track that sneaks up on you and stays like ocean mist on skin.
Closing the EP is “Love To Dance Direct,” an infectious, feel-good number that shifts gears into jubilant territory without sacrificing substance. There’s a palpable chemistry between Pos and the band as they channel vintage soul with a modern pulse. Funky rhythm guitar, a buoyant bassline, handclaps, and syncopated drumming all conspire to get you moving—and they succeed. Vocally, Pos sounds revitalized, almost boyish in joy, his tone lifting into playful territory. It’s a love song, yes, but also a celebration of embodiment of joy found in the present moment. The guitar and saxophone bursts in midway through, adding a splash of brass-colored flair to the groove.
‘Michael Pos DIRECT’ is a rare kind of live record; one that captures not just sound, but spirit. It honors the grit of the human journey and the light that comes from surrendering to something bigger. It pulses with groove, but it’s never hollow. It’s soaked in tradition, but it breathes innovation. It’s unfiltered, unvarnished, and unmistakably real. Michael Pos is ministering through melody, storytelling through strings, and testifying through rhythm. Backed by the masterful Blue House Band, he’s created a sacred, spontaneous, and utterly necessary experience. If you believe music should mean something, Michael Pos DIRECT is your next essential listen.
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