Best Blues Album: Black Cat Oil
Creative Loafing Atlanta
This year, Delta Moon released Black Cat Oil, the Atlanta
group's seventh and most transcendent offering in an already respectable
catalog. The collision of Tom Gray and Mark Johnson's dual slide
guitars push Southern twang to progressive new heights, crafting an
unmistakable Delta Moon sound out of the humid Southern air. The album
reveals its strengths through a series of dark and downtrodden tales
that walk hand-in-hand with a molasses rhythm section on such songs as
"Down & Dirty," "Wishbone," and "Neon Jesus." Aside from a cover of
Mississippi Fred McDowell's "Write Me a Few of Your Lines," Black Cat
teems with captivating originals, which is a rare treat for blues music
in the modern era. With a combination of experience, passion, and
songwriting prowess, Delta Moon has churned out a round of songs that
are screaming to become standards marveled by future generations.
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