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Tom’s Faves: 2022

Saturday, January 21, 2023 By Tom Osborne

Marcus King – Young Blood (cover art)

Marcus King had my attention from his earliest records, but none rose to the top quite like Young Blood. Whether it be the production collaboration with Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) or the raw, honest introspection and coming of age of an artist that knows what he’s capable of musically, this was my favorite album by far this year.

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Marcus King

Chip’s Best of Americana 2022

Thursday, January 05, 2023 By Chip Frazier

Marcus King – Young Blood (cover art)

First off, year-end lists are hard to do. Especially rank ordering, which becomes murky as you proceed down the list. That being said number one was a no brainer for me. Marcus King’s “Young Blood” was addictive start to finish with his blues-tinged 70’s arena rock. Below is the rest of my list: 2. Old […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: Charley Crockett, Marcus King, Old Crow Medicine Show, Whiskey Myers, Wilco

Marcus King “Young Blood”

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 By Chip Frazier

Marcus King has gone to the arena on his new album “Young Blood”. The Blues and Soul are still there, but they take a back seat to 70’s Hard Rock. This album shows influences of Free, ZZ Top, Black Sabbath and Bad Company. This is an arena sized album. King and producer Dan Auerbach (Black […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Marcus King, The Black Keys

Chip’s Best Americana Albums of 2020

Thursday, December 24, 2020 By Chip Frazier

There were so many good albums this year I am breaking my list into two posts. I will start with the best Americana albums. In the next couple of weeks I will post my Best Indie/Rock albums list. Though the latter will be less comprehensive than this one. While picking the best albums was an […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: American Aquarium, Emily Zuzik, Jamie Wyatt, Marcus King, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Jayhawks, The Wood Brothers

Marcus King – El Dorado

Thursday, January 16, 2020 By Chip Frazier

If you have ever listened to The Marcus King Band, you know that the group’s namesake has some serious Electric Blues chops on the guitar. He also exhibited solid vocal skills and songwriting on the band’s recent release “Carolina Confessions”. However, his power as a vocalist has never been put on display as it is […]

Filed Under: Blues, Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Dan Auerbach, Marcus King, Marcus King Band, The Black Keys

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