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Carencro, Louisiana's Marc Broussard Sings 'Soul Is Invincible' for Steve Gleason's REBIRTH, 20 Years Later
The Carencro soul singer is featured on a song from Gleason's 12-song REBIRTH project, following his April blues album Chance Worth Taking.
Marc Broussard, the Carencro, Louisiana soul singer, is featured on "Soul Is Invincible," one of the first two songs from former Saints safety Steve Gleason's REBIRTH project. The release marks 20 years since Gleason's famous punt block in the Superdome.
A song for a New Orleans moment
On September 25, 2006, just 90 seconds into the Saints' first game back at the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina, Gleason blocked an Atlanta Falcons punt. SPIN writes that the play "came to represent something much larger than football for a city rebuilding after the storm."
REBIRTH, a 12-song project, began rolling out in episodes on October 1 via Ineffable Joy Records. "Soul Is Invincible" arrived alongside "Sonic Boom," featuring Trombone Shorty. Other contributors include Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, PJ Morton, Ivan Neville, Anders Osborne, River Eckert and Lord Huron's Ben Schneider.
Gleason, who lives with ALS, told SPIN: "Music is one of the ways I access parts of myself that ALS cannot touch."
SPIN reported that on October 5, when the Saints hosted the Falcons on Monday Night Football, a second line procession was set to travel from Lafayette Square to Champions Square ahead of a REBIRTH concert.
Broussard and his band were slated to open, with Gleason joining special guests for the first live performances of songs from the project.
His "bluesman phase"
The Gleason project lands in a big year. In April, Broussard released Chance Worth Taking on KTBA Records, his "first full album of original blues material," Blues Rock Review reported. The 14-track record was produced by Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith and Calvin Turner, with Bonamassa playing guitar on 10 tracks and Smith on four. Trombone Shorty co-wrote the closer, "Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler."
"It's time for me to move into my bluesman phase," Broussard told the outlet. He called the songwriting process "a fever dream of creativity and inspiration." The first singles were "No More," a cinematic blues ballad with orchestral arrangements, and "Fever," a blues-rock groove with funk-influenced rhythms.
Carencro roots
Broussard was born in Carencro, and his Wikipedia entry says he lives there. His father, Ted Broussard, is "an acclaimed Louisiana Hall of Fame guitarist and former member of The Boogie Kings."
His first major album was even titled Carencro, released on Island Records on August 3, 2004. His sound is often described as "bayou soul," a mix of funk, blues, R&B, rock, and pop. His catalog spans Island, Vanguard, Atlantic, G-Man and KTBA, and 2007's S.O.S.: Save Our Soul became his first album to reach the Billboard 200's top 100, peaking at No. 96.
Where to listen and follow
"Soul Is Invincible" is out now via Ineffable Joy Records, and Chance Worth Taking is available through KTBA Records on major streaming platforms.
Sources
SPIN — "Steve Gleason's Next Chapter Is Set To Music"
Blues Rock Review — "Marc Broussard announces “Chance Worth Taking”"
Wikipedia — "Marc Broussard"