Lukas Nelson joined up with his band Promise of the Real over the internet for a performance of “Speak The Truth”. The song from the band’s 2020 Naked Garden album comes as the latest installment in Nelson’s Quarantunes Evening Session series.
Since the touring hiatus began over three months ago, Nelson has kept up a prodigious output of content. Nearly every day finds the son of country music royalty Willie Nelson uploading a new video to his YouTube channel, oftentimes performing solo.
The rock-Americana outfit’s song opens up with a slick blues riff reminiscent of the Grateful Dead‘s “West L.A. Fadeaway”. While this arrangement technically isn’t anything different than what’s found on the album, the Quarantunes version of “Speak The Truth” just has a little extra pop. The snare drum hits harder and Nelson picks the notes with the emphasis of a man who has been locked away lo these past few months. Especially in a time like right now when many people are calling for an end to such precautions as masks, social distancing, and other CDC recommendations meant to curb the spread of coronavirus, Nelson and company remind us that it is now more important than ever to “have courage, stand your ground/speak the truth.”
Watch Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real perform “Speak The Truth” for the Quarantunes Evening Session series.
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real — “Speak The Truth” — Quarantunes Evening Session
[Video: Lukas Nelson]