Review
by Thom Jurek
At the ripe old age of 20, Clarksdale, Mississippi guitar slinger Christone "Kingfish" Ingram has been anointed "the next explosion of the blues," by no less than Buddy Guy. The proclamation is accurate. Ingram is young, but he's spent most of life pursuing the blues across the Delta and Chicago traditions, with nods at '70s hard rock and soul along the way. First exposed to blues via gospel in church, Ingram has been playing guitar since he was ten; he first stepped on a stage to play at the age of 11, at Clarksdale's famous Ground Zero Club, as part of Mississippi blues icon Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry's band -- Perry is Ingram's mentor. Before he was 18, Ingram had already toured the U.S. and six other countries, performed at the White House, and made appearances in the Marvel series Nick Cage. His musical influences range from Robert Johnson -- who supposedly made his deal with the devil not far from Ingram's home at the intersection of Highways 61 and 49 -- to Muddy Waters, Guy, and even Prince (he offers a hell of a cover of "Purple Rain" live). Kingfish was recorded in Nashville for Alligator Records and produced by Grammy-winning songwriter, bluesman, country singer, and drummer Tom Hambridge, who co-wrote most of these 12 songs with the guitarist.
Opener "Outside of This Town," reveals the influence of ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons with its meaty, angular fills and pulled strings. It's followed by the slow-burning ballad "Fresh Out," on which Ingram trades solos with his hero Guy. Ingram can deliver an acoustic ballad like a master, too: check "Been Here Before" and "Hard Times" with Keb Mo' on acoustic resonator guitar (he appears throughout the record) offering balance, nuance, and restless country-soul. The slow burn of "Love Ain't My Favorite Word" calls forth the influence of Guy's '80s period with its biting, sharp notes and unexpected fills between sung lines and aggressive solo flourishes during turnarounds. "Before I'm Old" shines a light on Guitar Slim before the scorching lead break. "Listen" is a country-blues with a gorgeous vocal from Ingram. "Trouble," on the other hand, is drenched in the New Orleans R&B lineage à la Professor Longhair, and dragged into the present via an intense, rolling melodicism in Ingram's singing and soloing. The funky shuffle and snare breaks in "Believe These Blues" add a hefty yet slow-burning menace to the otherwise nocturnal shuffle. "Hard Times" with Keb Mo' is a slow-burn acoustic shuffle steeped in the Delta mud, while closer "That's Fine by Me" is a sweet, sultry, and soulful nocturnal blues with edgy fills reminiscent of early B.B. King, yet firmly grounded in this historical moment. The bottom line is that Ingram arrives fully formed as an already authoritative presence on Kingfish, all revved up and ready to. This is as promising as a debut album gets.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/kingfish-mw0003263048
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Reseña
por Thom Jurek
A la edad de 20 años, el guitarrista de Clarksdale, Mississippi, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, ha sido proclamado "la próxima explosión del blues", nada menos que por Buddy Guy. La proclamación es acertada. Ingram es joven, pero ha pasado la mayor parte de su vida persiguiendo el blues a través de las tradiciones del Delta y de Chicago, con guiños al hard rock y al soul de los años 70. Ingram, que conoció el blues a través del góspel en la iglesia, lleva tocando la guitarra desde los diez años; subió por primera vez a un escenario para tocar a los 11 años, en el famoso Ground Zero Club de Clarksdale, como parte de la banda del icono del blues de Mississippi Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, que es el mentor de Ingram. Antes de cumplir los 18 años, Ingram ya había realizado una gira por Estados Unidos y otros seis países, había actuado en la Casa Blanca y había hecho apariciones en la serie de Marvel Nick Cage. Sus influencias musicales van desde Robert Johnson -que supuestamente hizo su pacto con el diablo no muy lejos de la casa de Ingram, en la intersección de las carreteras 61 y 49- hasta Muddy Waters, Guy e incluso Prince (ofrece una versión infernal de "Purple Rain" en directo). Kingfish se grabó en Nashville para Alligator Records y fue producido por el compositor, bluesman, cantante de country y batería Tom Hambridge, ganador de un Grammy, que coescribió la mayoría de estas 12 canciones con el guitarrista.
La primera canción, "Outside of This Town", revela la influencia de Billy Gibbons, de ZZ Top, con sus carnosos y angulosos rellenos y sus cuerdas tensadas. Le sigue la balada lenta "Fresh Out", en la que Ingram intercambia solos con su héroe Guy. Ingram también puede interpretar una balada acústica como un maestro: comprueba "Been Here Before" y "Hard Times" con Keb Mo' en la guitarra acústica de resonancia (aparece en todo el disco) ofreciendo equilibrio, matices y un country-soul inquieto. La lenta combustión de "Love Ain't My Favorite Word" evoca la influencia del periodo de los 80 de Guy con sus notas mordaces y afiladas y sus inesperados rellenos entre los tercios y los agresivos solos durante los giros. "Before I'm Old" ilumina a Guitar Slim antes de la abrasadora rotura de plomo. "Listen" es un country-blues con una magnífica voz de Ingram. "Trouble", por otro lado, está empapado en el linaje de R&B de Nueva Orleans à la Professor Longhair, y arrastrado al presente a través de un melodicismo intenso y rodante en el canto y los solos de Ingram. El funky shuffle y las pausas de la caja en "Believe These Blues" añaden una fuerte pero lenta amenaza al shuffle nocturno. "Hard Times", con Keb Mo', es un shuffle acústico a fuego lento impregnado del barro del Delta, mientras que el final, "That's Fine by Me", es un blues nocturno dulce, sensual y conmovedor, con unos rellenos afilados que recuerdan a los primeros tiempos de B.B. King, pero firmemente arraigados en este momento histórico. La conclusión es que Ingram llega completamente formado como una presencia ya autorizada en Kingfish, todo revolucionado y listo. Esto es lo más prometedor que puede tener un álbum de debut.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/kingfish-mw0003263048
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1 - Outside Of This Town 4:08
2 - Fresh Out 3:48
3 - It Ain't Right 3:05
4 - Been Here Before 5:54
5 - If You Love Me 4:03
6 - Love Ain't My Favorite Word 5:25
7 - Listen 5:29
8 - Before I'm Old 4:15
9 - Believe These Blues 4:24
10 - Trouble 2:55
11 - Hard Times 3:11
12 - That's Fine By Me 4:42
Credits:
Booking – Paradigm Talent Agency
Design [Packing Design] – Kevin Niemiec
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Austin Atwood, Cameron Moulton, Justin Bennington
Engineer [Engineered By] – Zach Allen
Liner Notes – Kingfish*, Geoffrey Himes
Management – Curation
Mixed By, Mastered By – Michael Saint-Leon
Mixed By, Mastered By, Producer [Produced By] – Tom Hambridge
Photography By [Photos By] – Rory Doyle
Recorded By [Additional Recording By] – Blaise Barton, Michael Saint-Leon, Zach Allen
Label: Alligator Records – ALCD 4990
Released: May 2019
Genre: Blues
Style: Electric Blues
https://www.discogs.com/release/13617172-Kingfish-Kingfish
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