Endless Blues Records artist: Sister Lucille – Alive – New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Alive, from Sister Lucille and it’s a solid rocker with strong R&B, funk and blues roots. Opening with “Won’t Give It”, a super funky rocker with horns and a heavy bass line, Sister Lucille, fronted by Kimberly Dill shows great swagger. With Jamie Holdren on lead guitar, Kevin Lyons on drums and Eric Guinn on bass and with Peter Climie on sax, Jared Dover on trumpet and Andrew Earle on trombone, a tight opener. On “See My Baby”, Holdren steps up front showing his slide guitar chops and sharing lead vocal position with Dill. With a southern stomp kind of attitude and solid bottom, this track rocks. Latin flavored “Devil’s Eyes” has a real nice rhythm and tasty lead by Holdren and Dill’s vocals really work nicely with the lone trumpet of Dover. Eric Hughes steps in on harmonica on blues track, “Respect Your Woman” trading the spotlight with Dill on lead vocal. The addition of Reba Russell on backing vocal, Holdren’s stiff fingered guitar attitude and the strong blues influence makes this one of the top tracks on the release. Wrapping the release is “Lost”, featuring Holdren on lead guitar with Dill pairing nicely on harmony. His trailing guitar lead, working with the lead vocal really sets the tone for this track with clean piano work by Chris Stephenson and tight drum work by Lyons. Nice closer.