Wonderful Variant
Here’s a variant on the fundamentals of rock/garage and some blues that deserves to go viral – there is no better time then now for some simple, straightforward honest musical joy to blow the other endemic constraints and concerns away.
The Delta Sound should be heard loud – probably should be seen – but we can all play it loud enough in and out of doors wherever we find we can and need. If you want a touchstone on the lineage I guess Oasis would do, but for me there are nuances here that make it distinctive. The opening two tracks Wake Up (that’s apt!) and Time Please set out the stall; third Blues 2 has those moments of internal musical reflection that put a broader fare into what's on offer.
Fourth Wanted to Be Like You is both generic and personal, and you’ll find your own echoes in the lyrics; a later track Meet Again (You & I) resonates on the empathetic level: a secret expressed openly about loss and love and enduring respect where we too can understand and feel its depth of countenance. Here and throughout there are moments of guitar bliss – nothing flash, but perfect. Sixth track Indian Queen foregrounds guitar swathes, harmonica backdrop and echoing psychedelia: it’s a great song you could cruise to on any Easy Rider route today. Seventh Let Love Take Hold is gorgeous.
You can and should get it here. Would make a good stocking filler for those who like a brisk and bright chaser to the day.
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