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Album:  Distance Artist: Kenny Carr Label: Zoozazz Music Website:  www.kennycarrguitar.com Fusion guitarist Kenny Carr revisits several original compositions that he wrote over 25 years ago and revised them with contemporary imagings for his ninth release Distance .  Classically trained, Carr embraces a large swathe of the music spectrum including free jazz, blues, roots rock, and soul funk.  Integrating a vast array of attributes, Carr explores his prowess as an open-minded artist. The gritty roots rock tone of Carr's guitar soaks into every fiber of "Arrival," forming vibrating streaks across the track.  The recording cools to a soothing lather through "Until Then," as Carr's guitar strings radiate bright shimmers across the melodic bed.  Switching to a bluesy tint along "Like Old Times," Carr's guitar shoots beams of light, forming a pattern of glittering flickers, supported by the steady rhythmic pulse of bassist Lincoln Goines and drummer ...

Album:  American Highway Artist:  Marty Brown Label:  Plowboy Records Websites:  https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-highway/1453761002 https://www.amazon.com/American-Highway-MARTY-BROWN/dp/B07PGX7KYK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=marty+brown&qid=1614824878&sr=8-1 A mixture of Heartland roots rock, country western blues, prairieland folk, rockabilly, and gospel, singer-songwriter Marty Brown has all the ingredients to make music that listeners will take with them on the go.  He does so on his latest release American Highway , which is aptly titled describing the music folks hear while driving along the highways through America.    After experiencing a stint as a songwriter and producer for the likes of Tracy Byrd, Trace Adkins, and Brooks & Dunn, Brown worked with a co-pilot, Jon Tiven, who contributed to nine of the 10 tracks on the recording.  Brown revives country western soul in a way that music connoisseurs can embrace....

Artist:  Jonivan Jones Label:  Self-Released Website:  https://jonivanjonesmusic.com https://jonivanjonesmusic.bandcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQxZ7zcnJZV2lZ7xOPr4mw Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jonivan Jones gives audiences a preview of his forthcoming recording by offering singles from the CD featured on his bandcamp site and youtube channel.  Each track is individual, standing alone and harking of the homespun roots rock comforts familiar to audiences.  The country folk penmanship of Jones' guitar compliments the raw edges of his vocal nuances,  chiseling "Handsome Pitbull" into a bluesy rock romper as he nestles the wailing whirls of his harmonica into the track.  The Americana-twang in his guitar chords rivet into the locomotive chugging of his harmonica, imprinting "After the Sunset" with a prairieland sway while  "Open Plains" fashions a country folk crimping into the thick bass beats, embellished by Jones' chunky gu...

Album:  Will I Fly Artist:  Miwa Gemini Label:  Self-Release Website:  http://www.miwagemini.com Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player Miwa Gemini demonstrates her versatile and creative imagination on her latest release Will I Fly . Her recordings of acoustic pop mingled with roots rock and porch folk splendor are always a pleasurable experience, and Will I Fly does nothing less than make listening to her music a delightful experience. The bouncy polka style rhythm of the title track launches the recording into a sprightly mood that triggers an infectious Eastern European swing energy. Diversifying her repertoire, the thumbing beats of "Hattie's Love Song" produce a seesaw sway as Miwa's shimmering vocals move sensually across the silhouettes of vibraphone chimes. A country twange accents the melody as the porch folk treads of the guitar hook effectively stick in the listener's mind. The enchanting lullaby of "Japanese Song" is set to a c...

Album: Soul Ransom Artist:  Jonivan Jones Label:  Self-Release Website:  https://jonivanjonesmusic.com/album/soul-ransom Smoky blues folk and roots rock atmospheres are paired with country western twange, simmering at a slow burn on singer-songwriter-guitarist Jonivan Jones's latest release Soul Ransom .  The freestyle fluidity in the chord patterns are reminiscent of Muddy Waters as the smooth growl of Jones's vocals brand a ghostly presence along  the melodies.  From the shimmying grooves of "Loose State" to the languid throttle of "Agua Mala," the recording showcase Jones's multi-faceted talent to be malleable and tailor each track to be individual and distinct. The grit and rawness of Jones's vocals chomp at the rustic terrain of "Fry," creating a heavy-footed stride.  Waves of psychedelic echoes emanate from the guitar strings along "Buzzards," as a wailing harmonica etches phantom-like silhouettes in the background.  Trav...

If American frontiersman Daniel Boone or folk hero Ansel Adams could sing and write music, people would expect they would have sounded very much like singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonivan Jones.  It stands to reason since Jones shows an awareness of the environment and mankind relatable to the way Boone did as a navigator and explorer of America's frontier and Adams did through his photographs of America's old west.  The only difference between Jones and his predecessors is that music is his source of creative expression and his contribution to cultural stimulation. "There's just SO much out there to write about," he deems.  "I write about everything:   relationships, loss, gain, death, taxes, frailty, another person's perspective, the ocean, etc."  He undertakes, "I hope to appreciate and embrace what is there so that I can continue to develop it the way some of my most respected songwriters have, I think the most valuable way to do that is to ...

Single:  "Wading through Whiskey" Artist:  Jonivan Jones Label:  Self-Released Website:  https://jonivanjonesmusic.com Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jonivan Jones delivers his slow simmering, bluesy soul rocker "Wading through Whiskey" with genuine tenderness.  His smooth brooding vocalese caramelizes into the porch-folk swagger of his acoustic guitar.  He produces a bare-naked fervor that is infused into the profound lyrics as he muses introspectively, "I found a door into the past / But oh it might not last / Help me exhale all the faces / I suppose they were never even there... Wading through Whiskey / Hazing through hazy." Endowed with a vulnerable grit in his timbres reminiscent of U2's vocalist Bono and complimented by guitar vibrations that bristle and rustle displaying a likeness to guitarist Gram Parsons, Jones's vocals slather and graze the languid palpitations of the acoustic guitar.   Glinting a soulful wailing that enshrouds ...