Saturday, July 25, 2009

Saturday Morning Blackgrass:: BRADLEY BOY

In my head, I remember thinking I should volunteer to help AutopsyIV out while he was at Deep Blues this year (note: he's a bastard for seeing all those acts) and throw up a guest post showcasing some of Canada's best swampy blues playing, whiskey drinking bad asses.

Obviously, the italics I put on should means I didn't get around to it, but if I had the pages of ninebullets would have been graced by Orono, Ontario's BRADLEY BOY. With his suitcase bass drum, single high hat, gruff vocals and ripping harmonica he's tailor made for anyone that digs on one-man acts like Seasick Steve.

But the Orono resident has more to offer than just the swampy blues and riding the rails type tales. He's got the steady as a freight train, Cash like guitar strums on tracks like 40 Days and the ability to transform his foot stomping energy into some remarkably tender moments.

His new record - Rock/Wood - is out soon on Get Bent records, but they are giving away the lead single for free.