George Usher is an acclaimed and veteran singer/songwriter based in New York who finally realized an ambitious creative vision with his latest record Stevensonville. Some 30 years in development the record is a 12 part song cycle with a special illustration for each song (created by Laurie Webber). The 12” LP is limited to 200 copies via Strothard Bulldog Productions and released March 20, 2026 and it includes a 28-page booklet with the lyrics and the illustrations in a gorgeous presentation of a high concept record. The album tells stories of inhabitants of the titular town after the fashion of Edgar Lee Master’s Spoon River Anthology of Our Town by Thornton Wilder. The song is in a power pop mode but with a sophistication of songcraft that brings with it great nuance of mood and atmosphere even when it comes off as more straight ahead pop and rock. The album is an ambitious work from the music to the presentation the likes of which we rarely see now or ever and the finished product is a work of art in itself that invites delving deep into the album as a complete work.
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Queen City Sounds and Art 
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