Beth McKee - Sugarcane Revival (2015)

God I'm sick and tired of people comparing Beth McKee to Bonnie Raitt. I know they mean well. It's true that Beth McKee exudes a similar strength and self-confidence in her music. But the comparison implies that Beth McKee's music is somehow a derivative of the Raitt's blues-rock sound. Beth McKee's Sugarcane Revival has a sound and vibe that is completely of here own making. She has a top notch command of her voice that is both engaging, and stalwart. Her piano riffs keep their roots in southern music, but they create a huge landscape of sound that makes them sound more like universal anthems than back porch music. Sugarcane Revival is a fan-funded effort and the great thing about that approach to music production is that the artist can be exactly who they want to be. A self-produced artist has opportunity to impress us instead of a following a formula. And Beth McKee has made full use of that artistic freedom by producing a knock out album.

TRACKLIST

01. Long Road Back
02. Break Me Down
03. Promised Land
04. Right At The Gate
05. Nobody Knows Like Me
06. A Place For Me
07. Abraham And Alice
08. Unravelled
09. And Everything Changed
10. Dress Of Fire
11. Trouble The Waters
12. You Better Turn Around
13. Fire, Wind And Water