Lauren Anderson Love on the Rocks Self Produced 2021 Beginning Love on the Rocks with a soulful, abandoned wail, Lauren Anderson ratchets up the gutsy intensity from there on in during this roughly thirty minutes of modern blues. And while Mike Zito may not truly innovate with tunes like "In My Blood," he comes close with this titlesong in so doing, this guitarist/songwriter/bandleader's reinforces so fierce a loyalty to influences his artistic integrity remains beyond reproach. Cale's "I'll Make Love To You" and Willie Dixon's "Evil." In addition, this potent combination of material not only reflects this artist's roots accurately (and mirrors the intricate cover art), but also precludes slavish devotion to the sources: Eric Clapton's "Presence of the Lord," for instance, is almost unrecognizable as it begins. But in keeping with its implicitly melodramatic title, the music in these eleven tracks carries a palpable force of renewal: pristine and punchy sound consistently informs these performances of seven originals, including "Don't Bring Me Down," as well as the covers like J.J. Mike Zito Resurrection Gulf Coast Records 2021 Considering Mike Zito's Resurrection was produced by David Z (who's filled that role for this artist more than once in the past), a new solo album from the Missourian might seem merely de rigueur even in the wake of quarantine. And the aforementioned drummer from The Band is at a kit through all these Younger originals including the genuinely soulful "Laying Low." In line with its circuitous route to release, Burning The Bigtop Down is worth searching out: it's more than simply a musical curio. As "Together" first suggests, Younger's sand-papery voice reminds of the Eagles' Don Henley, but this LP has more to offer than either superficial comparisons or merely a litany of guests sit-ins do abound though, from both Dickinson offspring to Memphis stalwarts Spooner Oldham on keyboards and David Hood on bass. Mike Younger was in the studio collaborating with the late legends Levon Helm and Jim Dickinson back in 2001 when his label went defunct, but he refused to become so dismayed he gave up on the tapes, so, finding them in 2017, he went about assembling musicians to complete nine tracks of earnest, authentic r&b-inflected rock. Mike Younger Burning The Bigtop Down Self Produced 2021 The backstory of an album is oftentimes more interesting that the record itself, but that's definitely not the case with Burning The Bigtop Down. It spotlights titles in those genres that might otherwise go unnoticed under the cultural radar. Blues Deluxe is a regular column comprised of pithy takes on recent blues and roots-music releases of note.
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