The Matt Swanton Band

The Matt Swanton Band

Independent

Matt Swanton is a rock blues guitarist who has been playing since 9 years old. Matt has since gotten to share the stage with the likes of Albert Castiglia, Mike Zito, Jeremiah Johnson, Papa Chubby, and Ronnie Earl. This year Matt was nominated by the Boston Blues Society to represent Massachusetts in the IBC.

Meet The Band: The Matt Swanton Band is Matt Swanton – Guitars/Vocals, Ken Edelman – Bass, Doug Plavin – Drums and  Paul Nadeau on Keys.

let me tell you this release is a joy, start to finish. I hope this translates but there’s a vibe you find at really great blues performances. Sometimes these do not translate to the studio. Not the case here, if you know what I am talking about you’ll already be a little excited about this CD.

The CD starts off with a jump/Rock & Roll tune “Got That Right”. Dance floor or chair dance, this is an ass shaker! Track 2 is a scorching cover of the great Skip James song “Hard Times Killing Floor Blues”, just superbly done. Next up are originals Half A Mind, a slow blues guitar scorcher and rock guitar blues thumper Get Along. Track 5, a great interpretation of “In My Time of Dying”. Followed by the original tune “Roses”. The CD finishes off with a great cover of the Robert Petway tune Catfish.

Top to bottom this is a great listen and I highly recommend. Matt is one of the new up and coming artists from the Boston area

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