Out now is ‘Good Morning Miss Molly’ the new single from Marc Amacher, a blues that breathes stories – Somewhere between an old lady and a rusty Chevy van.
With ‘Good Morning Miss Molly‘, Amacher delivers a charmingly mischievous song that oscillates somewhere between familiarity, mischievousness and road trip romance. The groove is laid-back, the vocals rough and close – Like the first light in the morning that falls through the blinds.
The character of Miss Molly remains mysterious – Is she a loving, old acquaintance in slippers? Or is she the Chevy van that has seen many sunrises? Perhaps both. Amacher plays with this ambiguity, accompanied by a minimalist but bouncy groove reminiscent of southern blues. A guitar that doesn’t shine, but grins. A voice that doesn’t shout, but asks: “Tell me, how do you do?”
The song is like a little movie scene: a kitchen, a rattling floor, slippers, the smell of coffee – and underneath a subtle hint of freedom, stubbornness and the past. It’s about observing, remembering, smiling.
‘Good Morning Miss Molly‘ is Marc Amacher’s Load an album about connection…
Imagine an abandoned railway station in the American Midwest. It’s late evening, the rails glisten damply in the pale light, and somewhere a guitar case rattles in the wind. It is the time of the hobos – those travelling men who roamed the country with nothing but a song on their lips and a dream in their luggage. My great-grandfather was one of them. About 140 years ago, he travelled by train, on foot, taken along by travelling traders, from the south to the north, in search of work – and perhaps also in search of himself… Load is his legacy.
Not as a history record. Not as a reconstruction. But as an honest, raw reflection of a musical journey. This album is saturated with stories that were never written down – stories that seeped into the ground, were whispered around campfires, shouted into the wind from drawbridges. And now, many generations later, a descendant sings – not to imitate, but to carry on. The sound? Really. Dirty. Full of groove.
The guitar scratches like gravel under your soles. The voice carries sand from a thousand paths. Bass and drums pulsate like a train on the tracks. The blues is not the decor here – it is the language. Soul pops up like an old friend, funk comes along to bring movement into play. But everything flows together – because this is not a museum. It’s alive. And the ghosts? They are there.
Not in symbols or clichés. But as a reminder that music is always a carrier – for stories, for origins, for what shapes us, even if it is not spoken. The ancestors do not dance in the stage lights; they whisper in the pauses between the notes. In a bending. In a pause. In a breath before a chorus starts.
Marc Amacher’s Load is an album about connection: About what we take with us – in our blood, in our voices, in our hearts. And about what we pass on when we have the courage to tell our stories.
Marc Amacher is a Swiss blues and rock musician. His impressive live performances and his love of melodious and unique blues have made him famous far beyond the country’s borders. Even at a young age, his life revolved around the six string instrument, his Peaches guitar.
The blues and rock genres best suit his nature and abilities, but also his passion and authenticity. Marc Amacher’s music is deeply rooted in the traditions of the blues, but he also brings modern elements and his own creative touch to his songs. His style is raw, honest and penetrating, and he knows how to present the essence of the blues, but also of rock in its purest form.
Marc Amacher became known to a wider audience when he took part in The Voice Of Germany in 2016. With his performance, he blew his competitors away right up to the final. His charismatic performances as well as the variability in his voice impressed not only the jury and the audience. Pop star and former Take That member Robbie Williams, who got the role of coaching Amacher in the semi-final, was also impressed.
Since his appearances on The Voice, Marc Amacher has worked continuously on his music career. He has toured nationally and internationally through clubs, thrilled audiences at festivals and events, and can count on a growing fan base. Amacher is known for his energetic stage shows, in which he thrills his audience with his technically accomplished guitar work and intense expression. A first-class entertainer. It is therefore not surprising that Eric Clapton has also asked Amacher to support his shows in Germany and Austria.
Handmade and unadulterated, but by no means outdated: Marc Amacher’s Load is due on 27th June via Hoboville Records.
Tracks featured are: ‘Memphis’, ‘Still’, ‘Big Black’, ‘Bullet’, ‘Long Time No See’, ‘Home Again’, ‘Give It To Me’, ‘Grandpa’, ‘Shuffle N‘ Boogie’, ‘Good Morning Mrs. Molly’, ‘On My Way’ and ‘Mailbox Blues’.
