Mannish Boys - Lowdown Feelin' (2008)

The Mannish boys already showed with their debut album that they are a group that should be seriously taken into account in the future, because these are men who all know what they are doing. Every time they make a perfect mix of traditional blues mixed with all kinds of related music types such as soul influences and funky stuff is also regularly seen. Yes, when you're also dealing with a vocalist like Finis Tasby, who has a voice that everyone could envy and you fill that in with session musicians like Kirk eli Fletcher, Kid Ramos, and many others, you get a sample of music that you say to yourself. This is already their third album, and this time they have a lot of special guests joining in, and it sounds excellent. The opener, for example, starts as a Texan-Spanish intro and then viciously chops into a rhythm that immediately captivates. Of course also a slow-blues of the highest order, in the form of the title track. This is an album that can be played again and again as a surprise and refreshment from the first hour. In short, enjoy what this All star crew has to offer, and above all find out that the blues is not or does not have to be boring.