Blues All Over My Shoes
VizzTone, 2021
9/10
Listen to Blues All Over My Shoes
A South Korea native who now resides in Rochester, New York, Hanna PK knows her way around a piano and has an incredible set of pipes, too, as she brings much talent to 10 originals and 1 cover with help from the esteemed bluesman Kenny Neal on production.
“Mirror Mirror” gets the listen off to a lively start with Neal’s warm harmonica alongside PK’s soulful pipes and fluid keys, and “Bad Woman” follows with a bouncy spirit, where Michael Harris brings his energetic drumming into PK’s piano acrobatics on a tune that will get your body moving.
“I’m Lost Without You”, the only track not penned by PK, brings swift melodies and Miguel Hernandez’s strategic bass to the busy landscape, while “Love Keeps Walking In” enters ballad territory, where PK’s expressive singing flows amid her graceful keys. “No One Will Ever Know” then benefits from Brandon Adams’ well timed organ in the powerful, emotive album highlight.
Approaching the end, “Bad Habit” offers a cautious piano rocker with just PK’s playful vocals for the occasion, and “Two And Four” exits the listen with rumbling keys alongside Paul Emden on brushes as the setting unfolds with a timeless blues demeanor where PK’s vision is nothing short of stunning.
An album that is certainly steeped in blues ideas, PK also flirts with retro-rock and Americana moments, too, where her unique creativity showcases a seemingly boundless skill.
Travels well with: Ben Levin- Still Here; Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers- Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers