Keep On Pushing
VizzTone, 2025
9/10
The blues legend Kirk Fletcher is in fine company here, where JD Simo, Jason Smay and Ron Eoff help him flesh out 10 timeless tracks.
“It’s Love Baby” opens with Fletcher’s warm voice and spirited guitar alongside Smay’s lively drums, and “Just A Dream” follows with Eoff’s dense bass adding much allure to the rhythmic blues climate.
At the halfway point, “Lost Love” tugs on the heartstrings thanks to the meticulous guitar and emotive mood of the bluesy intimacy, while “Croke” bops and shakes with an infectious energy courtesy of Simo’s inimitable guitar playing that will get your body moving.
“Here In The Dark” and “Blues For Robert Nighthawk” exit the listen. The former is a cautious, eloquent and stylish album highlight, while the latter recruits Simo’s slide guitar and powerful, textured blues that will always be relevant.
Fletcher never disappoints, and his top notch Nashville band help illuminate his diverse vision of the blues that we will never tire of.
Travels well with: Long Tall Deb & Colin John- Light It Up; Big Al And The Heavyweights- Blues Power