Hwy 321 Blues Album of the Month: Review

Born in Ethiopia and raised by a music-loving family in Connecticut, 21-year-old guitarist Amani Burnham explodes onto the blues scene with this one. Inspired by his heroes — Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan, he blazes from the jump and delivers sweet moments, too, while exuberantly announcing himself as someone who’ll be carrying the music deep into the century.

Since relaunching the Blind Pig imprint a couple of years ago, new owner Jeff Schroedl has given us rising stars Jovin Webb and Sonny Gullage, and Amari’s soon to follow. Delivered in three-piece format, he’s backed by drummer Ray Hangen and bassist Matt Raymond.

Blues-rock the way it used to be…raw and with deep grooves, tune in to “Fastlane,” “I Wanna Know,” “Roots and Wings,” “The Last Thing I Remember,” “You Can’t Heal What You Hide,” “Sideways Thru Time,” “Lovers Till They Die,” “Midnight Waterfall,” “Some Sorta Love and “Bleeding Heart.”

​Marty Gunther, Red Hot’n Blues Reviews

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