Pete Alderton: Something Smooth - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Something Smooth
Artist: Pete Alderton
Label: Songways
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 4038952005152
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 2017-01-13
Number of Discs: 1

My whole life has been a story. It's too long to tell so here is a tip: listen to the songs." Since his 2006 breakthrough, „Living On Love", everyone refers to Pete Alderton as the „blues man from Paderborn". With his new album, „Something Smooth", the Anglo-American singer, guitar player and songwriter proves that it's about time to discover a new Pete Alderton: the storyteller. In contrast to other great musical storytellers such as Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen who chose Folk or Chanson as a vehicle for their lyrics, Pete Alderton stays deeply rooted in the Blues. Seven minute songs full of details and references are not for him, he rather picks out moments, episodes, feelings and moods. This way he builds up a story song by song over the length of an album. His story. As one can guess from the album title there is a smooth and relaxed vibe on Something Smooth". Like in the romantic title track, in „Man On The Run" or in „Never", a jazzy piano ballad. These original compositions are accompanied by touching versions of Bob Marley's „Redemption Song" and „I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You" by Tom Waits. But don't be fooled, „Something Smooth" is not Pete Alderton's „bedroom album". The man is way too versatile and edgy for that. Right at the beginning of the album he shows with „Revelation Blues" by blues legend Robert Johnson that his heart still belongs to the rough Delta-Blues. „So Cool" is a perfect Chicago style blues song just like „Down To The River" captures that iconic highway feeling. The reduced arrangements with acoustic guitar, interspersed with piano and electric guitar, bass, as well as some drums, mandolin and blues harp every now and then, add to the picture. As always, Pete Alderton's voice sits in the mix full of character and confidence. From the first line it draws the listener into the stories and into the song. With all of that „Something Smooth" reminds one of a good book: once you started you want to know what happens next.

Tracks:
1.1 Something Smooth
1.2 Revelation Blues
1.3 So Cool
1.4 Malted Milk
1.5 Man on the Run
1.6 Never
1.7 Making Hay
1.8 Down to the River
1.9 Love Blues
1.10 I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You
1.11 Trouble
1.12 Redemption Song

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