Reviews
Aaron Keylock (2017)
Cut Against the Grain
First-rate debut album from teenage blues sensation Aaron Keylock in which trying to separate the music from the myth-making proves a challenge yet it also has its own kind of magic
Gary Hoey (2016)
Dust and Bones
Back-to-basics twentieth album from Massachusetts-based blues guitarist Gary Hoey
George Benson (2019)
Walking to New Orleans
Fantastic 50's rock and roll covers on latest album from jazz guitarist veteran George Benson
King Solomon Hicks (2020)
Harlem
Stunning album from 24-year old blues guitarist and vocalist King Solomon Hicks on which he pays tribute to his Harlem upbringing
Leslie West (2016)
Soundcheck
Fabulous sixteenth solo album from Mountain guitarist Leslie West which features striking instrumentals, raw vocals and a powerful personnel
Magpie Salute (2018)
High Water I
Excellent first album of original material from the Magpie Salute, which is the side project of Rich Robinson, Marc Ford and Sven Pipien from the Black Crowes
Magpie Salute (2019)
High Water II
Solid companion piece to 2018'S 'High Water I' from Black Crowes offshoot group, the Magpie Salute
Monster Truck (2018)
True Rockers
Third album from Canadian rockers Monster Truck which proves to be a master class in how to make commercially appealing hard rock
No Sinner (2016)
Old Habits Die Hard
Often likeable but clichéd 70’s-influenced hard rock from No Sinner, the project of Vancouver-based one-time child actress Colleen Rennison
Quinn Sullivan (2017)
Midnight Highway
Third album from blues artist Quinn Sullivan, which shows off the seventeen year old guitarist’s technique and blossoming songwriting talents
Reese Wynans and Friends (2019)
Sweet Release
Excellent new album from keyboardist Reese Wynans, which produced by Joe Bonamassa, includes a series of special guests such as Sam Moore
Sonny Landreth (2017)
Recorded Live in Lafayette
Magical double live CD from acclaimed blues guitarist Sonny Landreth recorded in Lafayette in Louisiana
Supersonic Blues Machine (2016)
West of Flushing, South of Frisco
Gritty rock and blues debut album by American collective Supersonic Blues Machine, with notable special guests