Wide Mouth Mason - I Wanna Go With You - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, I Wanna Go With You , from Wide Mouth Mason and it's got a cool, stripped down, earthy sound. Opening with Bodies In Motion , Saskatoon born Shaun Verreault on vocal and guitars and Safwan Javed on percussion and vocals establish a high bar with a fat guitar toned, blues rhythmed, track with a solid melody and super vocals. With phrasing that puts me in mind of prime Leon Russell, this is a super track. Quick paced, Some Kind of Requiem , is a snappy, contemporary blues number with fluid slide runs and strong vocals. Very nice. I really love the overdriven electric guitar sound that Verreault gets on Erase Any Trace . These guys have focused in on a really cool blend of blues, rock and gospel styling that really hits square. Very nice. On Only Child , Mason stretches further into the driving rock styling but preserving the raw blues edge grinds out s pure rocker. Excellent! Another style covered is southern blues st...