Little G Weevil
The Teaser
Apic Records
After even a
cursory listen to The Teaser, the second cut from Kennesaw, Georgia, bluesman
Little G Weevil, you can tell the man is a master of boogie blues. This one is a steam train, to use an old
blues reference, it chugs and bounces through a selection (all bar one,
original) of Chicago-style boogie guaranteed to have you tapping, nodding, up
and dancing.
In amongst the
electric though, Weevil takes time to step back a little, bringing in some hill
country (‘Back Porch’ and ‘Dad’s Story’), just him and a single acoustic guitar
along with his deep baritone vocal, which brings some nice balance to an
otherwise raucous, electric release.
It’s during the finger-snappers though, that Weevil shines – if you’re
not moving during ‘Big City Life’ or ‘Highway 78’, you’re dead.
4/5
Samuel J. Fell
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