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There’s something magnetic about artists who refuse to play it safe. Broke in Stereo, the brainchild of American songwriter and guitarist Cabell Harris, is exactly that kind of artist. His new single “Trouble’s Coming” doesn’t try to smooth over the rough edges of love; it leans into them, drenched in distortion, defiance, and a little bit of danger.
From the first riff, “Trouble’s Coming” feels like a challenge, not just to a lover, but to complacency itself. The song drips with swagger, built around a gritty guitar groove that twists and bends like a heated argument. It’s not a breakup track, it’s a showdown, the kind that ends with two people realizing they’d rather burn together than fade apart.
Cabell Harris doesn’t romanticize chaos, but he doesn’t run from it either. His take is unapologetically human: love without conflict is lifeless. “Fighting is normal,” he says. “You shouldn’t feel embarrassed fighting with your partner.” It’s a truth most people avoid admitting out loud, but Broke in Stereo turns that tension into art, proving that friction and passion often come from the same flame.
If anyone’s earned the right to write about resilience, it’s Harris. After surviving multiple natural disasters from the Northern California and LA fires to the pandemic’s artistic blackout, he’s rebuilt himself more than once. Each setback seems to have sharpened his sound, giving his music a weathered confidence that can’t be faked.
Raised in rural California, shaped by his time at Berklee College of Music, and toughened through years of traveling South America by bus, Harris has lived the kind of life that bleeds into his guitar tone. There’s soul in every note, but also grit, the kind that only comes from starting over again and again.
Now aligned with his new label and publishing company, Artisans of Earth Music, Harris isn’t chasing trends; he’s reviving a feeling. “Trouble’s Coming” is a return to guitar-driven storytelling in a time when too many rock songs sound algorithm-approved. It’s proof that raw emotion, when paired with musicianship, still cuts deeper than any digital hook ever could.
This isn’t a comeback built on nostalgia; it’s a reminder that passion, in love and in art, is supposed to get messy. Broke in Stereo doesn’t just play the blues; he embodies them, then turns them into something you can scream along to on a midnight drive.
