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[ Red Rocks Records New Zealand / CD ]
Release Date: Monday, 30 June, 2008
'Shine On' from the Windy City Strugglers features more great original tunes and playing from Bill Lake, Ross Burge, Nick Bollinger, Andrew Delahunty, and Steve Jessup. The album comes as the band celebrate their 40th anniversary.
'Shine On' follows 2004's 'Kingfisher' and 2001's 'Snow on the Desert Road' with a fresh collection of original songs that give a uniquely Antipodean twist to the blues and folk styles on which the group was founded.
While never straying completely from the Strugglers' roots, 'Shine On' looks outward to encompass deep soul, bluegrass, Beatle-esque melody… even a tinge of Parisian swing. The album also unveils a number of previously unrecorded songs that have long been staples of the Strugglers' live show, along with hitherto unheard material.
As ever, the bulk of the material was written by singer, guitarist and Strugglers' founder Bill Lake and songwriting partner Arthur Baysting, with several contributions from vocalist Rick Bryant.
"It's deep blues from way down under, as if the Mississippi River had gouged its way through the center of the earth and come home in New Zealand, of all places. It evokes a land and a time that can leave you lost between centuries." - Elliott Murphy
Tracks:
1. Lazy Tommy
2. Lucky Man
3. Divided World
4. Wild Love
5. Unlikely Friends
6. Tintin's In Love
7. Roll Me Fast And Slow
8. Bluer Than You'll Ever Be
9. Taxi Driver
10. The Old Gods
11. Come On June
12. If I Was Thirsty
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