Rosie Flores
‘Simple Case of
the Blues’
The Last Music
Company
So they’re calling
it a blues record, huh? Well I’m here to tell ya it’s
so much more. Rosie Flores’ brand-new “Simple Case of the Blues” touches upon
everything that makes us like the blues and love Flores. The epitome of it all –
at least to my ragged ears – is the tune “Drive Drive Drive,” with its lazy lope, gritty guitar and freight-train-harp-honk.
You’ll hit repeat on this one, fo sho.
The rest of the
album has Flores flirting with rockabilly, swing, and boogie, as she sings in
her sexy and seasoned contralto. It’s all driven by the capable knob-twiddling of
Charlie Sexton, Kenny Vaughan, and Dave Roe, who do nothing to curb Flores’
enthusiasm.
When held up to the
rest of her pantheon, “Simple Case of the Blues” covers all the bases and still
sounds like a Flores party platter. There’s still plenty of that
sparkle-and-fizz bopping about the album, with Flores’
rosy torch-and-glow.
Rosie Flores plays
Saturday, February 16, 9 p.m. at Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $20-$25.
232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com.
This article appears in Feb 13-19, 2019.
