Walklate & Fuschi - Kicking Up The Dust - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Kicking Up The Dust , from Walklate & Fuschi and it's solid Chicago style blues. Mat Walklate and Paolo Fuschi play old style blues through old style equipment capturing a unique quality now mostly lost to modern recording techniques. On opener, Ain't No Big Deal On You , W&F bring a train style rhythm with rich vocals, rhythm guitar and charging harp soloing throughout. Excellent start. Going Sown Slow has a cool Latin beat courtesy of Fuschi on guitar with Walklate leading the way on lead vocal and harp. With fine instinctual harp playing and solid vocals, Walklate carries the lead and Fuschi's blues riffs surface for a fine solo of his own on this track. Very nice. One of my favorite tracks on the release, As Long As I Have You , shows Walklate's most expressive vocals and super harp work. With a soulful melody and a more sophisticated guitar approach, this track is super. Shuffle track, Nothing But Love , has strong...