Don Cavalli - Cryland

*  MOJO 4/5 LEAD REVIEW: "FRACTURED PSYCHEDELIC 21ST CENTURY BLUES. LIKE THE WHITE STRIPES AND THE BLACK KEYS, DON CAVALLI BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO A FORM THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. ULTIMATELY A VERY JOYFUL, UPLIFTING RECORD."
*  Welcome to the world of Fabrizio Don Cavalli, a Parisian whose blood runs deep with the blues. Cryland is his
astonishing UK debut, a technicolour collection of vintage-sounding psychedelic blues that’ll put a smile on the face of even the most heavy-hearted, with wah-wah guitars that wail like a jilted teen on prom night.
*  MOJO FEATURE AND LEAD REVIEW ALREADY CONFIRMED FOR OCTOBER!!
*  UNCUT 4/5 REVIEW CONFIRMED: "DAZZLING DEBUT FROM GALLIC ODDBALL. CAVALLI’S SURREAL TAKE ON SOUPED-UP BLUES , PSYCHE POP AND COUNTRY TANKS AROUND ONE HAIRPIN BEND INTO ANOTHER. IF ONLY ALL MUSIC WERE THIS MUCH FUN."
*  4/5 OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY : "HIS ATTACHMENT TO THE MYTHIC QUALITIES OF THE DELTA BLUES IS TOTAL."
*  French designer So Me, who’s best known for his work with Kanye West, Justice and the Ed Banger crew supplied the multicoloured sleeve.
*  Cavalli was born 35 years ago in the suburbs of Paris. Raised on Elvis Presley, he’s been playing the guitar since
childhood, and spent later years hanging around in rockabilly, garage rock and R’n’B clubs.
*  Fuelled by his love of black American music, Cavalli found his true voice in the blues. But to him, the blues is more than just a genre. "Don’t forget, the blues are human feelings too, and you can find them in any kind of music,
anyplace in this old wicked world!" he says.
*  Recorded with bassist/drummer Vincent Talpaert in a tiny studio in the flea market of Saint Ouen near Paris, it’s a rare gem, a record that belies its humble origins.
*  Tracklist: 1. Gloom Uprising 2. Im Going To A River 3. Aggression 4. Here Sat I (Off Jumps The Don) 5. Vitamin A
6. Vengeance 7. Wandering Wanderer 8. Cryland 9. New Hollywood Babylon 10. Wonder Chairman 11. Cherie De Mon Coeur 12. Casual Worker 13. Summertime

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