Christone comes but a stones throw away from the legendary crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He most definitely has the delta blues in his DNA. I have been aware of his existence since he was a teenager from people posting YouTube clips of his gigs – and you knew it would be a matter of time before he exploded onto the scene.
This is his first album from 2019 and has blues legends Buddy Guy and Keb Mo as guests. He was 20 years old when this was recorded, and you would be forgiven for thinking he was much older as he has the old blues tone to his voice. It’s his ability on the guitar that blows you away though. The tunes are a mixture of modern blues like Outside Of This Town, and old school homages like the track Fresh Out where he trades licks and vocals with Buddy Guy.
The album is like a handbook of the blues as he has all bases covered. I particularly love the acoustic blues numbers as the feel and tone of his voice is just superb. My favourite track is the slow blues of Believe These Blues, which is beautiful and the vocals and guitar tone are just sublime. A really great album – if you need some blues in your soul then this could be for you.
9.5/10 from The Grooveman.
