The song showcases Ben Todd’s finger picking guitar, with eerie blues vocals and a sound that seems to carry his love of North Mississippi blues as much as it does the West African guitar style of acts like Tinariwen. – GLIDE MAGAZINE HERE
NEW UNDERGROUND MUSIC
THE ALTERNATE ROOT HERE
BLURT MAGAZINE HERE
There’s a lot in their music, as ‘Past the Ditch‘ demonstrates – a pinch of folk – guitarist Ben Todd wisely spent time transposing old banjo tunes to his finger picking style – a sprinkle of country blues and a swirl of Canned Heat boogie. – AMERICANA UK HERE
They’re raw, extremely expressive, and a bit odd. – AMERICAN BLUES SCENE HERE
CLASSIC ROCK HERE
Alive Naturalsounds Records are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and releasing Rock & Roll Is A Beautiful Thing on Record Store Day to commemorate the milestone. The limited edition double vinyl includes rarities from blues and roots icons like the Black Keys and T-Model Ford, and today we’re excited to premiere Seattle-based blues rockers […]
Today Ghettoblaster has the pleasure of sharing their video for the title track. Todd had this to say about the video, “My brother and I snuck into a private resort’s mini golf course near Salt Lake City late one night and I let off some steam on the green. It felt like the perfect setting […]
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Lonesome Shack — More Primitive READ THE REVIEW HERE In my untutored opinion, the blues should punch you in the gut. It should make the little hairs on your arms and neck stand up. It should make you want to dance. It should make you want to booty call that certain […]