Treva Blomquist

Award-Winning SingerSongwriter Treva Blomquist

Releases New Album,

Snakes & Sinners By Sheena Johnson ing her ability to craft Nashville Americana singer/songwriter memorable hooks and

Treva Blomquist has just released her new throw light at the dark album, Snakes & Sinners. Snakes & Sinners without being overly is the follow up to her last release, 2016’s The sentimental.”

Risk & The Gift. The album was produced by This album has

Nathan Johnson and J. Brandon Owens, and become a very strong and takes Treva down a new path with her music. introspective album for

While her other albums have followed along Treva as she states about the path of a more traditional Americana the album’s opening song sound, Treva veered off a bit into a different “Strong” that, “This song direction… a very different direction. This is a chance to say ‘I’m path and album is filled with a bit of the sorry’ to people I’ve not indie-pop sounds, coupled with lo-fi loved as well as I could drumbeats and synth driven emotions. Yes, have.” it’s taken her into a more pop-driven direction With this album, that will no doubt expose her to a completely Treva also explores the different audience, that she probably never Ying and the Yang of her expected to venture into when she put out her soul and delves deep previous albums, like Plain Vanilla Me, As It inside her to pull out the

Should Be, These Fading Things, So We subject matter portrayed

Would Know, and The Risk And The Gift. It’s here. . “I went a new not completely pop though, there are strong direction intentionally and hints of her Americana past here. wanted to express the There is a lot of different aspects about unique relationship of this album that Treva has explored along the light and dark within us. way. Her songwriting approach was much We always have a choice. different with Snakes & Saints than her We get to decide who we previous albums. As Treva explains, “This is want to be, and what we the first album where I had the title before the want to hold onto.” songs. The next song on The journey into more of a pop-driven the album, “Secret”, also reveals a bit about sound has also been spotted by other Treva’s thoughts and feelings during the magazines as well. Her song “Strong” was recording of this album. “So many times I immediately noticed by PopMatters, who said feel as if I am missing something; as if I need the song “speaks strongly to the positivity more instructions or I don’t really know what heard on the pop-oriented album, demonstratI’m doing so I can’t move forward. I’ve learned that many times, people fake it until they make it. This song is saying ‘what if the secret is that there isn’t a secret?’” Treva really explores her emotions on this album, delving into subject matter such as breakups (“Sugar”), past relationships (“Sorry”), depression (“The Bottom”), and finding your way (“Woke Up”). Yes, there certainly is a lot of introspection in the songs on this album. Check out songs like “The Light” and “Gift.” Treva really bares her soul on this album. It is definitely a thought provoking album filled with the mysteries of life solved one at a time. There is a lot of positively on this album reflected in its songs. American Songwriter hit the nail on the head when they said, “...it’s that beguiling allure that provides the most resilient impression overall, a captivating and compelling sound that rings with yearning and optimism, hope and deliberation, all in equal measure.” Treva has certainly come a long way since here appearance at the 2005 Kerrville New Folk Competition where she was a finalist in the first competition she ever entered. By the sounds of the new album, she has come away a winner, but she has always been a winner, as evidenced when she took away the Grand Prize at the RiverBluff Performing Songwriter Competition for her song, “I Could Get Used To This.” “I Could Get Used To This” also appeared on her first album, Plain Vanilla Me. Snakes & Sinners is a great continuation to Treva’s career. It shows that she is not afraid to venture outside her comfort zone and take risks. And with the songs on this new album, it was definitely a risk well taken. Welcome to the new Treva Blomquist. I can only imagine the great stories she has left to tell and look forward to her next album to see what great songs she has to bring us.