HOLLOW SOULS is a blues-rock project that combines the unambiguous talents of British virtuoso blues-rock guitarist / singer-songwriter KRIS BARRAS with the equally qualified vocalist Phoebe Jane and the multi-genre producer, bass-player and production conjurer Josiah J Manning.
Their debut EP is released on Friday October 10th and will be supported by a twenty date UK tour with special guest Troy Redfern.
The UK tour starts Thursday October 16th and ends on Sunday November 9th (for details, see tour poster below.)
The EP can be pre-ordered here: https://shop.hollowsouls.co.uk/
“Bad Things” features Chris Tapp from Kentucky duo The Cold Stares. The song is about a person’s unsettling fear of not being good enough for their lover, and pleading for forgiveness before potentially hurting them. Phoebe Jane’s chorus expands the song’s emotional scope, while Tapp’s voice is rough, like a grackle on the grill-plate. The song becomes a plea before imagined sin. Therefore, it’s a work filled with drama, elegy, suffering, and redemption.
filled with drama,
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elegy, suffering,
and Redemption…
“Burn It To The Ground” features the distinctive vocals of chart-topping, multiple-award-winning Americana roots deliverer ELLES BAILEY. With Elles’ smoked-bourbon vocals, the song picks up in a lolloping fashion after a languid and reflective opening. A phenomenal chorus makes this song majestically dazzling. Astonishing!
packed with participatory sound energy!
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The most attention-grabbing track on the EP, “Shotgun” features the voice of Jon ‘Marv’ Harvey (formerly) of Canadian Southern-rockers Monster Truck. Marv also composed the boogie-rock melody and presented the high-impact lyrics that are set across powerful blues-rock chords delivered in abundance by Kris and Josiah. A knock-down remarkable concrete sound is produced by combining foundational rhythms, grand-torque audio wave-forms ( each packed with vibrational energy), and the most muscular vocals you’ve heard in a long while! A standout piece on the EP, this track is packed with participatory sound energy!
“Borderline” (video shared below) features JARED JAMES NICHOLS with his lightning electric-fire guitar arcs that swish across the vocals in a way that will make your cockles burn. Yes, the number sizzles like a steak on the griddle! Similar to Paradise City (1989) — certainly in terms of intensity, vibrancy, and effective turntable boogie — Borderline also embraces the feelgood vivacious energy of Guns N’ Roses era late 1980s in a super-charged and hugely positive way!
This EP is a masterful example of musical engineering, with perfect consistency, captivating motifs, and exhilarating resolve. Wow, it’s whopping!
File alongside: Black Stone Cherry
The HOLLOW SOULS Healing Blues Rock EP can be pre-ordered here: https://shop.hollowsouls.co.uk/
Words: © Neil Mach
Photo Credit: © Rob Blackham
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