If the art of making music that moves the ever-evolving wheel forward is to take inspiration from the past, wrap it in sonic trappings of the present, and point it toward a better sonic tomorrow, then it is certainly an art that Courtney Hadwin has mastered. Just listen to her latest single, ‘Whatcha Gunna Do?!’ if you need proof.
This sassy, sensational mix of funky blues-rock and pop-aware contagion is exactly what you need to build a perfect bridge between past and present. Guitars groove and grind; beats and bass lines are as melodic as they are fulfilling their traditional job as rhythm section, and within every space, between the notes and pauses for breath, a sexy Hammond sound soaks through.
But it is all done with the poise and polish of cutting-edge modern production, marking it as a torch being carried from the past into the present…and beyond. And then there is Hadwin’s voice – as big, bold, and brassy a rock and roll vocal as you could ever need – think Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker with a touch of Janis Joplin kicking in around the big notes.
It’s music made where many roads meet. The underground and the chartbound, the bluesy and the commercial pop-rock, the retro and the ultra-modern, the timely and the timeless.
Fantastic!
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