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Rocket 88 Records artist: John Fusco - Borderlands - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Borderlands , from John Fusco and I really like it. Opening with Coyote Man , filmmaker/singer/songwriter/musician, John Fusco starts off on this modern, country western, story telling adventure. Accompanying himself on piano and backed by George Walker Petit with some really expressive guitar and bass and Russ Lawton on drums, and backing trumpet by Conner Young, this is a real cool opener. With blues and tex-mex overtones, I really love Dance of the Seven Veils . Fusco's vocals have just the right amount of grit and with Spanish flavored acoustic guitars and percussion by Petit, this track is really tasty. Matthew Backer features some really nice slide work on Bad Luck Rides Shotgun making it a standout track with strong blues roots and solid vocals by Fusco. Very nice. Backer plays dobro on Cyanide Whiskey , a western flavored blues with a warm B3 bottom by Fusco under his vocal. Painting pictures with his words and...