We managed to catch up with the slack-crutched heavy Blues Band RED BUTLER from Brighton, UK this weekend.
Formed by Alex “Red” Butler in 2012 (hence the name Red Butler) — the band boasts the fine and feisty lead vocalist Jane Chloe Pearce. Along with “Red” on lead guitar, Mike Topp on bass guitar and Charlie Simpson on drums, this is a talented outfit.
The young band creates an amalgam of blues styles (think classic Etta James) thrillingly mixed with modern interpretations of blue-tinged rock reminiscent of Glasgow’s King King. We caught up with the band at the annual Blues Festival held at the Pleasure Park in Cleethorpes, England.
Songs like ‘Last Page Of The Blues’ are feverish hot.
Played fiercely and sensually by Alex on lead guitar, and soaked in oily-smooth bass-work from Mike.
Jane never stops moving and grooving. She has more energy than a king-snake trapped in a bucket… Spiralling, arching and tantalising her way through every beat of every song.
And her vocals are so powerful and nuanced… She is perfectly able to ‘cry’ over the liquid-gold blues licks laid down by Alex and those heavy rhythms from Mike and Charlie. She’s an ‘old-fashioned’ blues shouter in the best of traditions.
Their ‘Jaywalker’ (from debut album ‘Freedom Bound’) is ordered and convincing with a jiggling set of rhythms and insistent riffs. And it’s hotter under the collar than a vicar caught in the lingerie section.
Alex can seem a little sinister (devilish) at times… And Jane is so bouncy it is hard to look away…
But, wow, this band can really, really play! A very exciting new blues band for you to discover and to cherish.
See them play live on 30th June at the 100 Club, London with Hamilton Loomis
Words & Images: @neilmach 2015 ©
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