Atlanta’s Michelle Malone has never, to paraphrase Tina Turner, played it “nice and easy.” Growing up in a musical environment (her mother was pop/gospel artist Karyn Folmar Malone), she took to music as if she were born to perform.

When she hit the Atlanta bar scene with her bluesy/folksy/rock-yer-socks-off style, she was befriended by the Indigo Girls and at one time sat in with them so often some referred to her as the “third Indigo Girl.”

After releasing her debut album “New Experience,” she put together a band called Drag The River and proceeded to tear up the scene even further. The buzz was so hot, then-Arista Records president and legendary record mogul Clive Davis signed her outside the Little Five Points Pub in Atlanta after a show.

The major labels were not for Michelle, her independence ruffling at the outrageous demands and broken promises. But that didn’t stop her, and she has continued to make excellent records throughout her career from the last century to this.

“Moanin’ ” Michelle Malone (she got her nickname from legendary blues guitarist Albert King) has produced a series of great albums with her signature mix of Blues and Americana in this decade, and now adds to that catalog “Debris,” in-stores on March 31st.

Like her previous albums, the signature mix is there, the balls-out rock-and-roll is there, and the lyrics are ripped from deep in her soul. Much of “Debris” is an account of the difficult ending to a long relationship, and anyone who’s been through it can relate to her heartfelt sentiments.

On “Marked,” she sings “I’m so naive/I thought that love was all we’d ever need/I never thought this could happen to us/broken and hanging on a crutch” with such conviction you know it came from the depths of her soul. Despite the intensity, her playful side continues to shine throughout, with tunes like “Chattahoochee Boogaloo” and “Yesterday’s Make Up.” In “Weed and Wine,” Malone proposes “You bring the weed and I’ll bring the wine,” and as long as we’re listening to “Debris” that sounds like a good plan.

For more on Malone, visit michellemalone.com.