I don’t usually open with a kitsch player, but here you can: Reverend Peyton’s new album honeysuckle Is pure honey.
In the event that they have not made attention, the good reverend Peyton and its not so large, but serious bathroom aass band have become the heads worldwide with a coarse-grained mix of rural blues, which were filtered by a lens of the 21st century.
In addition to other modern blues-torch fabrics, as the Powerhouse duo Larkin Poe-Hilft Reverend Peyton’s large, damn band to revive the deep root music for a new generation. Think of raw, charged, devilish blues inspired by the spirits of Charley Patton, Son House and Robert Johnson. This is a front-porch music that has been soaked in sweat and soul-and you did everything as a violent artist.
But don’t take it to me, read her biography:
“The large, damn band from Reverend Peyton performed in 38 countries and 48 states. They were attracted to Rolling Stone Magazine, Living Blues, Elmore, the cover of the vintage guitar magazine, had #1 records on the Billboard Blues Charts and were for three blues music awards from the Blues Foundation of the Blues Foundation in Memphis. “
honeysuckle Steps from the electrical and immerses in a raw acoustic experience – territory reverend Peytons previously researched. Back in 2011, Peyton on PattonHis tribute to the blues legend Charley Patton was cut live with a single microphone in an old school style in just four hours. And 2017 The front veridal sessions Also leaned into a quieter, slimmed down mood and trading volume for vulnerability.
But do not confuse the acoustic setting with a little taming – Peyton’s performances attract with fire and swestones. The closest modern comparison that occurs to me is the late, Great Gary Floyd (The Dicks, Sister Double Happiness, Buddha Brothers). Full disclosure: I played with Gary in his last band and was a close friend, so I know this feeling up close. There are no half with artists like Reverend Peyton – they throw everything in every time: blood, sweat, tears, heart and soul.
The music manages to sound both modern and vintage – immediate and timeless.
I turned to the good reverend to ask this time about the recording process. He confirmed that it was an all-analog session that mainly used vintage-altec preamplifiers with some goals and UA equipment that was thrown in for a good measure. The microphones were mainly classic vintage tapes: an RCA -Varakustik, two RCA 74b Jr., an AEA R92 and a Beyer M360. Of course, his guitars are all vintage. The album was produced and mixed by the six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton).
Here are some killer new originals, including the sweet, smoky title track and “Lookin ‘for a Manger”, which contains Nashville Gospel Legends The McCrary Sisters -which are included in the heir to the legacy of Fairfield Four. The album also provides ripping cover such as “Keep Your Lampeed and Burning”, a timeless melody that was recorded by all Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt to Hot Thunfisch, Andrew Bird and Tdeschi/Trucks.
You can achieve the vinyl from honeysuckle In your favorite record business or at Amazon for an amazingly sensible 17.46 US dollar, which is even cheaper than I cost me! There are also CD options and I am sure that the album streams everywhere.
Take a look at Reverend Peyton’s big damn band (see videos below!) And please support independent musicians!
Ai Technologia is a Deep Music enthusiast / collector who has also been working in entertainment Oriented Marketing Communications for decades and, like DTS, Sega and many others, supports. He evaluates vinyl for analog planet and wrote for audiophilic review, sound+vision, mix, EQ etc. You can learn more about him at LinkedIn.
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