BENTON COUNTY RELIC
| Cedric Burnside
BENTON COUNTY RELIC
'Benton County Relic' is the brand new album from Grammy-nominated artist Cedric Burnside. As the grandson of legendary bluesman R.L. Burnside, Cedric carries on the storied tradition of Mississippi Hill Country blues for a new generation. -amazon.com
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Glide Magazine
The album has an intentional feel; the performances are all well thought-out. But there’s also a looseness to the album that makes it radiate with a live, unscripted energy.
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Americana Highways
Benton County Relic is the real thing, and it’s really good
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Musoscribe
the pair makes a finely textured, stomping record
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Black Grooves
Benton County Relic may venture away from strict blues formulas, but all for the better when the end result is pulsing with electric guitars, grooving beats, and gritty vocals that never forget their deep roots in the hill country of northern Mississippi.
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Soul and jazz
One spin of this brutally beautiful record will confirm that rumours of its impending demise have been greatly exaggerated. Relic from a bygone age? We think not.
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On: Yorkshire Magazine
The way the Burnside pours his heart into every single song will astound you, and for any blues lover, this is a must-listen. The artist’s vision shines through, and he has certainly carried the Burnside baton with pride, honesty and sheer bloody mindedness, to the next generation of blues lovers.
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American Blues Scene
Burnside showcases his electric and acoustic guitar prowess, recording the record in just two days with drummer/slide guitarist Brian Jay in the latter’s Brooklyn home studio
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Record Dept.
Burnside’s music is heavy inspired by both his father and grandfather but also integrates contemporary influences, culminating in a more polished version of Hill Country blues-roots while still maintaining spontaneity and free flowing grooves.
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Ink 19
This is the real blues, none of this SRV-related wannabe crap. No, this is the blues stripped bare, with droning guitars and gruff vocals singing about “Death Bell Blues” and “Ain’t Gonna Take No Mess”. In a word…perfect.
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The Bottleneck Cafe
Now it’s Cedric’s turn to keep the sound of the Hill Country Blues alive, and if he keeps releasing albums like this, the blues just might survive.
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Rock the Body Electric
placing the two most upbeat numbers at the end makes for odd pacing overall for the record but for the majority of it's run Benton County Relic successfully scratches that electric, hill country blues itch
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The Daily Mississippian
a gem left from a past era that still wields influence over the present
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Bluebird Reviews
The new record shows fabulous depth of musical maturity, from a sound perspective ... with layers of saturated guitars, adding an extra spice to the already rich and powerful trademark sound typical of Cedric Burnside's music.
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