The development that Handsome Jack has undergone over the past 20 years pays off in A Good Thing. Traveling rockers Jamison Passuite (vocals, guitar), Joe Verdonselli (bass, vocals) and Bennie Hayes (drums, vocals), hailing from Lockport, New York, have mastered a boogie-infused blues rock sound rooted in the early 70s, in which influences from country, rock ‘n’ roll and soul have found a natural place. Their latest studio album consists of eleven original songs for which the words swampy and swagger were coined – no fillers here, but besides the title track, She Don’t Know How To Rock And Roll and Turn Up The Heat appeal most to me. This record is a lot cooler than the modest party that the band members celebrate in the cover photo suggests.
A Good Thing is out now on CD and vinyl LP through Radiator Records.
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