FWG Records artist: Cee Cee James - Stripped Down & Surrendered - New Release review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stripped Down & Surrendered from Cee Cee James and it's a funky, bluesy pop mix. Opening with title track, Stripped Down & Surrendered , Cee Cee James takes it back to the delta with acoustic guitar and rudimentary percussion under her own vocals. A cool electric guitar adds bite and a modern touch. Nicely glazed by a steel bodied resonator guitar, The Edge Is Where I Stopped has a nice melody and warm vocals with minimal snare work. Another track with tasty slide work is Hidden and Buried . A cool rhythm, backing work like vocals and keyboard make this one of my favorite tracks on the release. Slow, San Francisco style blues, Love Done Left Home , looks at a more contemporary form of blues with James stretching a bit more on vocals and nice guitar work highlighting the track. Cold Hard Gun is bluesy but restrained with a nice blues guitar vamp and nice vocal harmonies. Another track with San Francisco tra...