The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood
Format Details: Lp /
Release Date: 21 August 2020
Label: Put Together Music
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0600385294713
Description
Since the release of 2018's acclaimed, politically charged Breaks it Down, the Rev has been on the road nonstop. 2019 saw him alighting in Texas, where the South begins, the West ends, and something else is taking shape – a world away, geographically and culturally, from his native LA. Here, he gathered together the Brotherhood, creating a sense of home in his rootlessness. Blade, Thomas, and Roberts provide not only musical, but also spiritual and emotional support for embracing new territory, artistically and otherwise.
"All I'm doing is singing and playing harp," the Rev says. "I couldn't imagine making this music with people who are not friends."
Unlike past Shawn Amos collaborations with Matthew Sweet and Solomon Burke, the Brotherhood is in it for the long haul. "Everybody feels pride of ownership," the Rev says of Blue Sky. The band has already hit the road and will tour through 2020.
"These songs are really special to Shawn," says Brady Blade, who previously hosted the Rev's debut album at his Shreveport studio, and laid down drums. "It's up to us whether we're ready to jump in and contribute 150%. If we're not, it's not a brotherhood."
Clearly, from the barn-burning blues stomp of "Counting Down the Days" to the smoky R & B of "Albion Blues" to the rollicking "27 Dollars," the Brotherhood is, indeed, down.
The material showcases Shawn Amos's songwriting like no previous Rev outing; here furious, there vulnerable; here gadabout and crazy, there forlorn and tender; all buoyed by musicians emboldening a beloved family member.
Tracklisting
The Reverend Shawn Amos
The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood
Reverend Shawn Amos
James Cotton
Kim Wilson
Mike Stevens
James Harman Band
Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi
Wilburt Lee Reliford
George "Harmonica" Smith
Jerry McCain
