The UK roots-rock band known as Lucille
have released their latest album, “The Sounds of Lucille.” The
album brings seven tracks for an approximate total listening time of
over 20 minutes. It has been proudly published on the band's new
label, Hoodwink Recordings, with whom they signed in summer 2014 with
much fanfare. Truly rocking and rolling, shucking and jiving, “The
Sounds of Lucille” is a genuine roots-rock record that exemplifies
the sound that started it all long ago in the heat of the American
south.
Lucille, who call Derby and Nottingham
home, cite as influences B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Etta James, JD
McPherson, and Willie Dixon. Their own sound is not derivative of
these legends however, so much as it naturally belongs on the same
shelf. Unpretentious, unfeigned, unadorned and absolutely thrilling,
music by Lucille communicates to the listener the sheer joy these
three young musicians feel as they sing, strum, pound and stamp their
notes through the “radio” to the music fan's greedy ears.
Speaking of their overall aims with
their new album, Lucille write, “We were really keen to capture the
raw and real element that made rock 'n' roll music so infamous,
whilst writing about things that were relevant personally to us. We
wanted to make a record that for us summed up the sound of early R&B
and its progression into rock 'n' roll, and to introduce a new
audience to a style of music that is a foundation for almost all
modern music.”
American audiences are likely to
pigeonhole “The Sounds of Lucille” as a rockabilly record, and
this is not unfair – rockabilly fans will adore this album – but
it belongs to a tradition that isn't a revival the way rockabilly has
come to be. Lucille play rock and roll, not 'rock,' and not 'rock
music,' either. Lucille could justifiably be used in an encyclopedia
as hard evidence of the continuing tradition that links directly back
to Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Lucille are Scott Greensmith, CJ North
and Ben Tennett. They are an actively touring and performing trio
with an impressive list of venues under their belt, including Y-NOT,
the Derby Folk Festival, the opening ceremony of Derby Arena and
various festivals throughout the year, as well as at other such
locales as Leeds, Sheffield and more. Their live shows consistently
sell out. Early critical reviews of their new record have been
uniformly exceptional.
“The Sounds of Lucille” by Lucille
is available online worldwide. Get in early, music fans and
audiophiles. Very early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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