Heath Green has been burning the house down night after night for 15 years in little clubs around the country, preaching the soulful rock ‘n’ roll that lights up the crowds. With his band the Makeshifters in tow, Green has built a solid reputation as a superlative live performer. The band’s sound is heavily influenced by the Faces, the Rolling Stones, and Humble Pie and they are all greatly indebted to African-American musical forms. – POPMATTERS SITE HERE
Screw the nostalgia-naysayers, Heath Green and the Makeshifters have produced a stunning debut. Oozing respect for the varied sources from which the band has drawn its inspiration, it is delivered with fire-in-the-belly, preach-from-the-pulpit gusto. As the swampers of Muscle Shoals would tell you, there’s something in the water down there in Alabama and whatever it is courses through the veins of this fine band. – Mark “Mad Dog” Shaw / READ THE REVIEW HERE
On his own, Holder has brought to a boogie blues record to the party. It’s been a long time since we’ve heard boogie blues like this. – READ THE REVIEW HERE
Can you tell us about yourself? Where you’re from and what you’ve been up to over the past few years?
We’re from Birmingham, Alabama. We are 4 guys that have been playing in different bands, solo, and backing other artists for a while. I had some tunes and these guys are some of my favorite musicians and friends. So, we thought we’d have a go at it, and it ended up coming together so organically that we made a record in 3 days. Alive records picked it up through the help of Lee Bains from The Glory Fires and since then we’ve just been trying to figure out how to get it to the masses so everyone can dig it as much as we do.
Talking Loud is a refreshing change from records that rely heavily on multiple tracked instruments to make strong impacts. Paradis successfully makes a listener believe Sulfur City is personally performing for you; There are no multi-tracked guitars or blended backing vocals, just songs organically presented. – READ THE FEATURE HERE