You all remember Matt Curry and the Fury. I wrote about him a while back, reviewed his new self produced cd and then caught an interview with him. Well, Matt is really rolling!
His debut CD, "If I Don't Got You" is in the second round of the
IBC Best Self-Produced CD; and one of the tracks "High Water Everywhere",
was featured on the House of Blues Radio Hour. He's also just recently been booked for the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, which is pretty huge. He's working on some new songs and crafting some really fine lyrics for someone who hasn't had life knock him around too much yet. (He gets his drivers license in a month). He also received an extremely strong review for his new cd in Blues Review November/December issue!
He also had the following review in Dutch Magazine Rootstime! (Excuse my translation)
We have over the years, many CDs of promising young blues-artists but we were never so much floored as by this debut release of Matthew Curry. Loyal readers of this heading know that we need a couple of times listen to a disk for us to look at how the cover doesn't always tell us the story itself.
Our first thoughts were of ‘ fine ’ to ‘ clear from the heart ” and also our surprise when we later noted that the musician in question only 15 years old! First we thought it was that the artist has photographed his son and put him on the cover!
We were in wrong, clear direction by his very pleasant and adult voice and his guitar playing super talent. Our admiration was subsequently even greater when we noticed that seven of the nine numbers were written by him! The title track ‘ If I Don ’t Got You ” is the more open to all and is a rock number with soul sound, complete with jackets and all. But what follows is still impressive. In particular beautiful ‘ New York Blues. Matthew ’, for the first time as calling card.
Tremendous solo ’ s and – it be repeated, are extremely beautiful vocals. The instrumental ’s a ‘ Storm-brewing ” is a wonderful example of the inventiveness of the young man. This is not only technically perfect but there is more. There is so great a beautiful constructing this number that you cannot see someone so young from his way of getting you moving. Some guitar licks do sound a little like Marshall Tucker but so what?
Occasionally, there was a little flirt with the border of blues rock but that's natural and will always be and blues predominates in this beautiful partnership between the lines of Erik Nelson and Curry's guitar playing.
As he ‘ Hear the Highway ” credible happening to them as he sings how he sees its future and his blues music wants to bring to the man who still has many things to do.
What is peaceful to monitor the brilliant ‘ Blinded By the Darkness ”, a more than seven minutes winner in one single piece of work and a wonderful moment hearing example of how good a slow blues can be when improvised. The deft covers are just as surprising as impressive.
For instance Curry on his slide in Charlie Patten's "High Water Everywhere ” is quite spectacular.
We can say enough to praise above expectations for this album. On youtube circulate sufficient videos of Matthew Curry as a kid on a large stage. He has delivered an adult disk which many experienced musicians would like to see signs.
It is not a risky statement of us if we say that this young man will be very great. Hopefully he rapidly comes to tour outside of the US because we do not doubt that he is in the near future on the largest stages in the world. " Matthew Curry ”, Remember the name!
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