Donna Lynn Kay - Electric Blue

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:36:36 
Size:84,1 MB 
Label:Independent 
Styles:Blues/Folk/Country 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Muddy Waters) - 3:11
 2. Come On In My Kitchen (Robert Johnson) - 3:03
 3. Turn Back Time (Donna Lynn Kay) - 3:28
 4. Catfish Blues (Robert Petway) - 3:32
 5. Take Me Dancing (Donna Lynn Kay) - 2:52
 6. Nobody's Fault But Mine (Joseph) - 4:03
 7. Sundown - 4:05
 8. Cross Road Blues - 4:45
 9. Goin' Down To The River / Two Trains Running - 7:32

*Electric Blue* by Donna Lynn Kay is the debut album from the singer and guitarist, released in 2006. It contains nine tracks: six are covers of blues classics, and three are original compositions by Kay.
The album blends blues styles with rock, folk, and country.Some of the standout tracks include "Rollin' and Tumblin'," "Come On In My Kitchen," "Turn Back Time," and "Nobody's Fault But Mine." *Electric Blue* showcases Kay’s talent and passion for the blues, inviting listeners to enjoy her music.

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Bare Bones Boogie Band - Red Album

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:2010
Time:45:29 
Size:105,0 MB 
Label:Srlf-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Baby, Baby Be Mine - 6:10
 2. Black Cat Strikes Back - 4:44
 3. Full Tilt Boogie Man - 3:24
 4. One Good Man - 6:09
 5. Sister Sunshine - 3:47
 6. I'd Rather Go Blind - 5:45
 7. Live With Me - 3:26
 8. Simple Suggestion - 4:00
 9. Throw Me A Line - 4:20
10. Early Monday Morning - 3:39

“It is to their credit they can also be filed next to The Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin. The opener, 'Baby, Baby Be Mine' has the infectious riff and rhythm of the latter two in particular. Guitarist Iain Black composes six of the tracks, so it's no surprise that the album is a guitar gumbo, with shades of Peter Green most welcome. 'Black Cat Strikes Back' has an air of early Texas, only better, with Helen Turner giving heartfelt feeling to the vocals, certainly more Lorna Fothergill than Sharlene Spiteri. The boogie element of the band only comes across on a couple of tracks and is almost a misnomer, as their focus works best on the slow shivering Blues. Turner rejuvenates Joplin in 'One Good Man' and this sound is surely their stripped down bare bones niche. A crowd-pleasing precipitator, 'I'd Rather Go Blind' is emotively raw and leads sweetly into the Jagger/Richards avalanche of rock 'Live With Me'. It's a super debut.”

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Son Jack Jr & Michael Wilde - Walk The Talk

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:43:23 
Size:99,9 MB 
Label:S-R 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Walk the Talk - 4:12
 2. Crying Time - 6:05
 3. When Your Love - 3:20
 4. Crawling Kingsnake - 5:07
 5. Miss Maybelle - 3:13
 6. Down So Low - 4:27
 7. Maximum Insecurity - 1:53
 8. Requiem - 2:04
 9. Pony Blues - 3:00
10. I Heard A Man - 2:44
11. Howling Poppet - 2:13
12. Skinny Woman - 4:58

Son Jack Jr was born and brought up in the UK. He left in 1997 and around that time he decided to revive a musical career that had been dormant for 20 years. In the ‘70s and ‘80s he had recorded, performed and toured extensively in the UK. Wise move. Since the renascence he has recorded three albums, all of which have been well accepted and this one will expand his fan base and may even win some awards. Here Mr Jack is working with harp man Michael Wilde and a small band; Mark Davies (b) and Billy Barner (d) with ‘special guest’ Eric Robert (keys). The CD consists of 12 tracks many of which were written by Jack or Wilde. But the album includes covers of music by John Lee Hooker, Charley Patton and R.L. Burnside (twice!)
I’ll come back to the covers in a moment, but first let me say that some of the self-penned songs are just terrific. For example, the wonderful emotional and controlled solo that opens ‘Crying Time’ (written by Wilde) is just outstanding. In addition the harp playing on that track (chromatic, I think) is an exemplar for any aspiring blues harmonica players. Check out too the title track “Walk The Talk” a ‘walking blues’ with a vengeance! Try keeping your feet still while this is on the CD player. This CD is a nice mix of originals and covers. Often, CDs that fall through my letter box, by bands on the edge of ‘making it’ are all covers or all originals. Now, I can understand why folks want to push their own stuff and I can equally well understand how some people want to recognize, laud and promote the music of people they admire and seek to emulate. But when it is ALL original it is almost impossible (unless you know the musician from live performances or some such) to judge how they think about the music of others who have inspired them. The major strength of this CD is that the covers tell you ‘how deep is the love’ that these musicians have for their Delta roots. An accomplished acoustic player Son Jack Jr has some strenuous workouts here on electric guitar including slide (‘Miss Maybelle’ is enough to make the dead get up and dance). All in all, this could be work by folks born and raised in the Delta or the Mississippi Hill country, rather than by an ex-pat Brit and a bunch of musicians from Seattle.Some nice finger-clicking music that will make your feet tap and satisfy your soul. Recommended.

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Donna Hopkins - Free To Go

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2003
Time:59:22 
Size:136,7 MB 
Label:Donna Hopkins Publishing 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Don't Ask Why - 4:57
 2. Dirty Alabama Road - 3:58
 3. Everything Money Can't Buy - 3:27
 4. Free To Go - 6:32
 5. Thunderin' In The Thickets - 6:19
 6. U Haul You Back - 5:04
 7. Anything - 4:01
 8. Little India - 4:35
 9. I'll Fly Away - 4:49
10. Lone Gone Lonesome Blues (feat.Tip Barbee) - 2:55
11. Everything With India (feat.India Hopkins) - 3:30
12. Little India Reprise - 9:08

Free to Go Review by Hal Horowitz:
The debut from Georgia (by way of Alabama) singer/songwriter/guitarist Donna Hopkins is a long-awaited effort from an artist well-known for her weekly live gigs in and around her Atlanta home base. Blues-rockers who read liner notes closely will recognize her name from two vocal contributions to Tinsley Ellis' Hell or High Water 2002 release. But even Hopkins' fans would probably not expect her first album to be so well-produced and conceived. Shifting away from the barroom blues she plays live, Free to Go is a polished yet gutsy stab at Southern blue-eyed soul of the Bonnie Bramlett variety. Hopkins' tough, burnished voice has a Susan Tedeschi edge to it, but her music is more swampy, atmospheric, and diverse. The nearly seven-minute title track with its layered guitars, ominous organ, and oozing sensuality, is the album's centerpiece, but all of the tracks are as impressive. These songs aren't just blueprints, but fully formed, melodically mature statements about survival and growing up on the poor side of the tracks. Far from being overly sentimental, they exude a proud, hopeful assurance, helped immensely by Hopkins' natural, hardscrabble voice, and Bryan Cole's sympathetic production. Like The Band, these songs creep up on you, but the strong choruses, and Hopkins' emotionally charged presence, make them instantly likeable. With its bottleneck acoustic guitar and easily surging chorus, the album's first single, "Dirt Alabama Road," received some local airplay, and the Georgia Satellites/ Stonesy rocking of "U-Haul You Back" is a sure dancefloor filler. But it's the slower, less upbeat tunes, like "Everything Money Can't Buy," and the opening "Don't Ask Why," that are more impressive. The beautifully recorded sound is clean but not slick, especially for a low-budget, locally produced and distributed project. Even though the reprise of "Everything Money Can't Buy" -- sung as a duet with Hopkins' young daughter -- is a little cloying, the closing gospel-reggae of "I'll Fly Away" doesn't really mesh with the rest of the album, and the Hank Williams Sr. cover on which Hopkins' sings backup is extraneous, even as a bonus track. Free to Go proves that, even on her first album, Donna Hopkins is already focused and experienced enough to go big time.

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Don Baker - Duckin' n Divin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2003
Time:47:54+43:29
Size:110,3 MB+122,9 MB 
Label:Modal Records 
Styles:Blues/Singer-Songwriter 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
CD1
 1. Sea of Heart Break - 4:24
 2. Duckin' & Divin' - 3:32
 3. The Holy Vow - 3:27
 4. The Politician - 2:57
 5. Maria - 4:15
 6. Wouldn't Treat a Dog - 4:00
 7. Goodtime Woman - 3:22
 8. Cocaine Blues - 3:27
 9. Wake Up - 4:14
10. Can't Take No More - 3:25
11. You'll Never Know - 3:09
12. Black, Brown & White Blues - 7:37
CD2
 1. Finnerty's Blues - 2:14
 2. Glory Train - 4:11
 3. Funky Duck - 4:42
 4. Jiggin' the Blues - 3:39
 5. Me & Louis - 4:11
 6. Almost illegal - 1:40
 7. Baker's Shaker - 2:48
 8. Jordanna - 4:14
 9. The Marriage - 3:25
10. Amazing Grace - 4:22
11. Don's Train - 2:35
12. Waiting for Daylight - 5:23

Don Baker was born in Whitehall, Dublin in 1950, but by the time he was in his early teens he was already showing his natural talent on the harmonica and guitar.
Living in the Corporation Buildings in inner-city Dublin he was attracted to blues music and by 1973 he was playing all over Germany, Austria, Holland and France, earning a living from the music he not only loved, but was supremely proficient at. He spent a decade on the road, paying his dues, travelling on trains and sleeping on floors.
Don became a significant Irish musical figure in 1979 when he was invited by the Late Late Show to compose a song about inner city Dublin. ‘Dublin’s Inner City’ was the outcome, and the version by The Jolly Beggarmen reached No. 2 in the Irish charts.
Since then, Baker has built a solid reputation as a singer, guitarist, harmonica player and songwriter. Many of his own compositions offer disarmingly honest reflections on aspects of his own life and personality, and he has openly spoken of his deeply spiritual approach to life and people.
He has recorded several acclaimed albums including Almost Illegal, Born With the Blues, Duckin’ & Divin’, Miss You, No Regrets “Live in Concert”, Just Don Baker, No Nonsense and Rain On The Wind. His DVD/video releases include Don Baker Live and Don Baker In Profile.

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Don Walker - Lightning In A Clear Blue Sky

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2023
Time:38:05 
Size:103,1 MB 
Label:Palomarr Pty Ltd ATF the Don Walker Trust 
Styles:Aussie Blues/Singer-Songwriter 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Empty Dance-Hall -  3:02
 2. Jungle Pam -  4:30
 3. When I Win The Lottery -  4:01
 4. My Maleva -  3:34
 5. Tommy Hanlon's Motor Home -  3:54
 6. Lightning In A Clear Blue Sky - 11:32
 7. You've Got To Move -  4:06
 8. Damaged People -  3:23

"Lightning In A Clear Blue Sky" is the fourth album by Australian musician Don Walker, released in 2023. It debuted at number 2 on the Australian Independent charts.Don Walker had been the main songwriter and keyboardist with successful Australian rock band Cold Chisel. When they split in 1983, Walker had intended to retire from the music industry. In 1988, he released his first of two albums under the name Catfish. In 1995, he released the first album under his own name. As well as his occasional solo records, he recorded with a reformed Cold Chisel and as a member of Tex, Don and Charlie.Guitarist Glen Hannah, a member of Walker's backing band, the Suave Fucks, died in 2019. Other guitarist, Roy Payne, took on a larger role. Walker said, "We pretty much rebuilt our little band around Roy. So the album was all based around the way that Roy plays guitar."  Recording was mostly done over two sessions in early 2022. Walker said, "It was just me and the band in a little room somewhere, just glad to be out of Covid and getting to see each other. Hamish and Michael have been on board for about 15 years; Gareth Costigan, I have been working with for around 30 years or more; and Roy Payne for about 20 years."  Amanda Roff, Erica Dunn and Brigitte Hart from the band Harmony performed as backing singers. Walker said, "I had been a fan of the Melbourne band, Tom Lyngcoln's Harmony, and their setup is a three piece punk band with three angelic singers – The Harmonettes – so I contacted them about working on the title song and then I thought to use them on shorter and easier songs."Walker described them as unlike traditional soul backing singers, being more "European" and "cold". The eleven-minute title track was recorded in one take except for the trumpet section. Walker said months later he had a "typical middle-of-the-night idea: Wouldn't it be good to have mariachi trumpets on it? We tracked down Edgar Sanchez in Mexico City. He's not a jazz trumpeter moonlighting." Payne died in July 2022, after the recording of the album. Walker said, "He had an innocent cut in one leg, then he felt sick, went to hospital and he was gone in two days." Shannon Bourne filled Payne's role on the following tour. Walker said of Payne, "Clearly he was a very close friend, not only of the existing band, but he was a good friend of Shannon Bourne. He was an amazing man, one of the most remarkable people I ever spent time with".

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Sears Crossing - Allows Full Play

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2012
Time:35:46 
Size:81,9 MB 
Label:Lydmuren 
Styles:Rock/Rockin`Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. As Long as You Are Mine - 3:13
 2. No More Ace to Play - 4:07
 3. Sunset - 4:40
 4. Best Friends - 3:46
 5. It's Plain to See - 3:32
 6. The Bird - 2:20
 7. 2 of a Kind - 3:54
 8. Overdrive - 2:33
 9. Old Habits - 3:21
10. Sears Crossing - 4:15

Sears Crossing, from Elverum and Flisa, made their album debut in 2012 with “Almost Full Play” and have performed at numerous blues clubs and festivals across the country, but have never played in Svalbard until now. They feel most at home in clubs with a close-knit, intimate atmosphere, where the mood is relaxed and laid-back and everyone is at ease. It sounds just like Dark Season Blues! 
They’re probably closer to rock than to the blues, and like to call themselves pub rockers in the tradition of Nine Below Zero and Dr. Feelgood. The band has drawn inspiration from the best that rock and blues have had to offer over the past few decades: Albert Collins in the ’60s, Fleetwood Mac and the Allman Brothers Band in the ’70s, and Rockpile and the Fabulous Thunderbirds in the early ’80s. In 2015, they released “Get Searsed,” a raw and energetic blues-rock album featuring original songs and a powerful drive. The band consists of Arnfinn Tørrisen (guitar), whom many will recognize from bands such as The Contenders, Roy Lønhøiden, and JT Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters, among others; vocalist and guitarist Andreas Holø (Powerful Stuff), Rune Mykleby on drums (Noise Pollution / Powerful Stuff), and Roar Espen Wagenius on bass (Roy Lønhøiden / Greasy Gravy).

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Donald Ray Johnson - Donald Ray

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1999
Time:49:27 
Size:114,3 MB 
Label:Mar Vista Music 
Styles:Contemporary R&B/Soul/Texas Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Stagger Lee - 3:46
 2. Gone So Long - 4:38
 3. Names - 5:24
 4. Sky is Cryin - 5:13
 5. Crosseyed Cat - 3:52
 6. 209 - 3:32
 7. Muddy Water - 3:40
 8. Tobacco Road - 5:16
 9. Sweet Sixteen - 4:23
10. Georgia On My Mind - 3:56
11. Funky - 5:43

Over the course of his five-decade career, Texas-born Donald Ray Johnson – Grammy Award winner and five-time Maple Blues Award nominee - has spent a lifetime entertaining fans in small intimate clubs to large international stages at the far reaches of the globe.

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Doc "MistaBluesman" Quinn - Me & Mr. Quinn

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2012
Time:35:16 
Size:80,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Freddie's Blues - 4:07
 2. Funky Country Blues - 3:30
 3. My Hurt for Natalee - 3:13
 4. Size Fifteen Shoes - 1:54
 5. I'm Down Down Down - 2:25
 6. Tim Moore's Big Red Rooster - 5:20
 7. Hot to Trot - 4:34
 8. Stones Throw from Hell - 5:03
 9. Back Home Blues - 2:44
10. Silence - 2:21

Doc "MistaBluesman" Quinn is a blues musician whose style blends blues, rock, and country—a fusion he calls "RokCounBlus!" He began playing the guitar around the age of six, heavily influenced by his father, Buddy Quinn, who gave him his first instrument. He now owns a collection of 21 guitars and performs at various venues, describing his sound as laid-back—"like sitting on the porch with your grandfather while he plays the blues." His album *Me & Mr. Quinn* was released in 2012.Younger generations claim that seeing "MistaBluesman" play his acoustic guitar is like hanging with your Grandpa on a back porch on a steamy, lazy Summer evening with your Grandpa playing his guitar while casually mesmerizing you with rich playing and soulfully baritone vocals. MistaBluesman's Prophetic Blues started it's life in 1955 when his Father handed MistaBluesman his first guitar. MistaBluesman's Father (Buddy Quinn), Mother (Lois Quinn), Sisters (Donna, Della, Dorothy) and Freddie Thomas are all credited in the teaching of basic guitar and love for the Blues Guitar to MistaBluesman. From that day to this very day MistaBluesman states that every lick on his guitars is sounded for the pleasure of music lovers/listeners worldwide. MistaBluesman is living proof that in many aspects of life, age is indeed relative and music is timeless.
If my Blues eased your sadness and heartache then as a true Bluesman, I have done my job! - Doc ;-)>

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Doña Oxford - Step Up

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2007
Time:53:36 
Size:123,6 MB 
Label:FountainBleu Records 
Styles:R&B/Soul/Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Together - 4:17
 2. Don't Go - 5:34
 3. Step Up - 4:17
 4. Change The World - 3:45
 5. Between The Sheets - 5:08
 6. Shame - 3:57
 7. I Am - 1:05
 8. Here We Go Again - 2:45
 9. He's My Baby - 5:12
10. Sweet Memories - 4:05
11. Is It Any Wonder - 3:55
12. For The Children - 5:30
13. Doe's Gumbo - 4:01

Passion – a word that takes many meanings and forms. Passion is the catchword that describes Doña Oxford’s first album of all new material in nearly four years. From her first album “Rowena Said…” and particularly her live followup, “Raw,” Doña Oxford has always projected a dynamic and exuberant personality and serious chops. With this long awaited collection, “Step Up,” Doña digs deeper than she ever has before, showcasing her powerful voice and the R&B and Gospel roots that she only previously hinted at. Starting with “Together,” a mid-tempo romp with echoes of Carol King, Doña states that this album is way different than her previous efforts. Confident vocals, polished production, strong writing and performances are the hallmark of  “Step Up,” as well as a political bent that is meant to persuade as opposed to harangue. This is best exercised in the title track, which owes a debt to the Staples Singers. Further into the album, “For The Children,” shows Doña ruminating on child abuse and its consequences. On the lighter side are tracks like “Here We Go Again,” and “Sweet Memories,” and the outright rocker, “Don’t Go.” Doña has always had a way with a torch song and “Step Up” has its share; “Between The Sheets” and “He’s My Baby,” showcase a woman done wrong, but ultimately strong.
Produced by Carla Olson (The Textones, Gene Clark) and featuring some of LA’s best musicians, “Step Up” is indeed a giant step up for Doña Oxford, who continues to grow as an artist and bring something passionately new and different to her audience.

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Dicky Williams and The Ken Massey Group - I'm Back Again

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2007/2011
Time:49:22 
Size:114,0 MB 
Label:CDS Records/Music Access, Inc. 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm Back Again - 4:14
 2. Dog Kinda Love - 4:12
 3. Lovin' One Woman at a Time - 3:24
 4. Sugar Daddy's Back - 4:06
 5. Pain In The Gas Lane - 4:38
 6. Did The Dog Get It All? - 4:08
 7. It Ain't Over 'Til I Win - 2:29
 8. Treat Me Like a Dog - 4:42
 9. Somebody's Teachin' My Woman How To Cheat - 4:42
10. Makin' Love And Makin' A Mess - 5:01
11. Love & Sex Is Not the Same - 3:54
12. Dog Kinda Love (Simeo's Remix) - 3:49

If you could pick one modern example of that earthy, downhome, story-telling, chitlin' circuit Soul/Blues  Mr. Dicky Williams would fill the spot quite nicely. One thing's for sure he's one of the most underrated Soul/Bluesmen of our era. Like one-time fellow labelmate Chick Willis (Ichiban Records) Williams became known for bawdy songs like "Come Back P***y" & "I Want You For Breakfast" but he's actually a strong Soul singer/songwriter in the Otis Redding vein even without the x-rated shtick. Williams claims to have written "over 200 lbs" worth of songs- most of which have yet to be released!
Dicky's recording career dates back to the novelty 45 "Tee Na Na" in 1960 followed by scattered singles for Metro ("That's Where True Love Began"), Backfire ("Ride The Wind"), Pledge ("Heartache Hill") & Ace Records ("You Got A Good Thing Going On") before his first LP dropped in 1978 on Backfire Records, the highly sought after collector's item "Triple Dyn-o-mite". After a single or two more, including "Touching You" for Sirco in 1984, his second album, "Red Negligee', White Whiskey & Blue Lights" was released in 1986.
His greatest success to date came after signing with Atlanta's Ichiban Records. In 1989 he released "In Your Face", which produced the aforementioned "Come Back P***y" and his stone classic "In The Same Motel" (which also appeared on his "Red Negligee" record). He followed it up with 2 more records for ichiban before releasing two obscure records on his own in 1996 & 2003. In 2007 he recorded a new Blues/Rock album with guitarist Ken Massey, featuring the semi-popular song "Dog Kinda Love". In 2011 he teamed with Jerry Teel of Unity Deep promotions for a Country Gospel album.

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Dogskin Suit - Diggin' Up the Yard

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1999
Time:45:05 
Size:103,7 MB 
Label:Independent 
Styles:Rockin`Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Found Out - 3:14
 2. Get It Right - 3:51
 3. Too Fast to Love - 5:19
 4. You Don't Cry Anymore - 6:15
 5. Struggle and Strive - 3:53
 6. Go Man Go - 4:00
 7. Riley's Lament - 4:10
 8. Dogbone Boogie - 4:34
 9. See Whacha Dun - 6:19
10. Trukk's Song - 3:24

Here's an interesting one... Dogskin Suit finds its home in the Kelowna, BC, region of Canada, and while not a straight-ahead blues band, they keep traditions alive while moving forward. Led by Rick "Poppa Dawg" Halisheff on guitar and vocals, he's ably followed by Charlie Faulkner and Brian Maquire, holding rhythm section duties, Sig Schnellert on sax and keyboards, and Jamie Marshall's harmonica on occasion. Logging in at three-quarters of an hour, the 10 song disc is a well-produced effort with lots of positive attributes. Halisheff's voice is strong, with a whiskey-soaked edge, and as a songwriter, he tackles interesting subjects with a humorous, tongue-in-cheek style, while his guitar work is focused and to-the-point. Standouts are the rustling "Too Fast To Love," which features some talk-box guitar effects, "Riley's Lament," an instrumental dedicated to B.B. King, and the smoldering, in-your-face slow blues of "You Don't Cry Anymore," where Halisheff seems to take on a Tom Waits persona. The driving "Struggle And Strive" boils along a chugging, lowdown groove with everyone locking in, while boasting a fine tenor sax solo. Closing out with "Trukk's Song," dedicated to Halisheff's father, the sweet slide tones and syrup-drenched harp bring you back to earth with ease. Discs like this don't come along often enough, so it's truly appreciated when they do. 

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Devin Rice & Marco Jeanrenaud - Blues Civilise

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2004
Time:51:57 
Size:120,9 MB 
Label:BluesPages Records 
Styles:Blues/ Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Small Town Blues - 4:44
 2. Tallboy Can of Blues - 4:18
 3. Came Home Early - 5:12
 4. Valley of Sorrow - 4:35
 5. Shawbuck Rag - 2:42
 6. What Memphis Done - 3:06
 7. Keep' My Wheels Rollin' Round - 3:32
 8. West Memphis Train Bridge - 5:13
 9. Can't Get the Gravy - 6:58
10. Blues After Hours - 5:36
11. Ain't Supertitious - 5:55

"Blues Civilise" is a collaborative album by musician Devin Rice and bassist, drummer, and percussionist Marco Jeanrenaud. Devin Rice is a composer, producer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer. He specializes in creating music for film, television, dance productions, theater performances and multimedia projects. Devin has been writing and performing music for over 40 years. His studio is Daylight North Studio.

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The Zilches - Brunswick Pickin' Station

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:48:38 
Size:112,2 MB 
Label:Audioscribe Studios 
Styles:Rock
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Weight -  2:55
 2. Let It Rain -  3:50
 3. Back Home -  2:49
 4. Ticking Sun -  3:55
 5. My Restless Heart -  6:30
 6. All Alone -  4:00
 7. Hey How You Doin? -  4:29
 8. Bloody Water -  3:00
 9. Stuck In My Ways (Strings) -  6:33
10. Sweet Mama - 10:33

*Brunswick Pickin' Station* is a full-length studio album by the rock band The Zilches, released in late October 2026. Hailing from Brunswick County (Shallotte, North Carolina, USA), the band plays a blend of blues-rock and psychedelic rock, drawing heavy influence from the music of the 1960s and 1970s (in the vein of The Allman Brothers Band). The album consists of 10 tracks that reflect the band’s "past, present, and future." Work on the material was a long process—according to the musicians, some of the songs on this release had been around for about seven years before they finally saw the light of day.

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Bag of Nails - A-Live & Smokin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:75:54 
Size:173,9 MB 
Label:Self-released 
Styles:Psych Blues/Soul Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Spoonful -  7:24
 2. Daddy's Blues -  4:35
 3. Endless Boogie -  5:40
 4. Ain't Gonna Wait - 15:01
 5. I Gotta Try You Girl -  7:27
 6. Blue Moon's Blues -  5:55
 7. The Cuckoo -  5:17
 8. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - 12:44
 9. I Walk On Guilded Splinters - 11:47

The album “A-Live & Smokin’” perfectly captures the raw, magnetic essence of Bag Of Nails—a Greek trio that has revitalized the European psych-blues and soul-rock scene. This record serves as a sonic testament to the electrifying energy the band unleashes on stage, eschewing studio artifice in favor of a direct, fiery, and profoundly honest sound—though perhaps a bit too modern for my personal taste. From the very first chords, the album immerses the listener in an atmosphere thick with smoke, sweat, and analog distortion, evoking the mystique of legendary clubs from the 1960s and 70s. Panos Katsikogiannis’s guitar leads the journey with razor-sharp riffs and solos brimming with visceral expression, while the rhythm section weaves a solid, hypnotic foundation that invites a trance-like state.
A standout moment is the opening track—a commanding cover of “Spoonful”—in which the group showcases their formidable improvisational prowess and deep fidelity to the roots of classic blues. The fluid transitions between melancholic calm and psychedelic outbursts reflect the maturity of a band at the peak of its powers. Ultimately, “A-Live & Smokin’” is more than just a collection of live tracks; it is an incredible listening experience that pays a wild tribute to the freedom of pure rock.

A-Live & Smokin'
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