Singer-Guitarist
George Kilby Jr Brings a Six Pack of
New Americana/Roots Music Set for Release on February 5, 2013
Collection
of Six Singles Features Special Guests from Railroad Earth, as well as Phil
Wiggins and Jono Manson
BROOKLYN, NY - Singer-guitarist George Kilby Jr, who plays what he
calls “rough- cut American music,” announces a February 5, 2013,
release date for Six
Pack, coming from Top Frog Music, which includes special guests
from Railroad Earth, as well as Phil Wiggins (Cephas and Wiggins) and Jono
Manson, a member of Blues Traveler’s “extended family.”
Born and raised in Alabama, George
Kilby has been playing roots-based music for over 30 years, and has been a
permanent fixture of a New York City music scene
that embraces everything from blues and folk to Americana, bluegrass and jamband styles. A
long stint with legendary bluesman Pinetop Perkins’ band gave Kilby a
woodshed schooling in the art of performing as well as playing the blues,
lessons that he puts to great use on Six Pack.
On Six Pack,
Kilby eschews the traditional 10-12 song album format; instead creating a collection
of six singles, each one exploring a different facet of his influences and manifesting
in his contemporary roots sound. He moves gracefully from
“jamgrass” to Delta blues, making stops along the way at
singer/songwriter, roots-rock and folk music. The five originals on the new CD
are paired with a scintillating bluegrass take on Cream’s classic,
“Sunshine of Your Love.”
Joining him on the journey is his long-time band, The Road Dogs,
consisting of Neil Thomas (keyboard, accordion), Eric Halvorson (drums) and
Arturo Baguer (bass). Jono Manson contributed guitar, backing vocals and also
produced the opening track, “When the People Sang,” Kilby’s
‘60s folk anthem tribute that also features Railroad Earth member, Tim
Carbone, on fiddle. “I Love You in Brooklyn,” Kilby’s ballad
salute to New York’s
colorful borough, showcases writer Neil Thomas’ dazzling accordion and
Wurlitzer piano magic. And on “Something I Can’t Find,” which
Kilby describes as “bluesy rocker with a trippy side,” he and the
other pickers flex their six-string chops with a double-guitar riff that
recalls The Allman Brothers Band.
“Sunshine of Your Love,” produced by Andy Goessling (also
of Railroad Earth), who additionally plays various instruments on the track, is
arguably the most revelatory song on Six Pack, with it’s
“grassing” treatment of the iconic Cream ‘60s rock tune. Upon
hearing the song, Brian Robbins of Jambands.com, described it as a
“psychedelic porch stomp, with Goessling’s dobro putting a new spin
on the riff created by Clapton’s Gibson SG – a new flavor of
raunch. It is an absolute hoot.”
On “Cro-Magnon Man,” Kilby pens the kind of tongue-in-cheek
tune that’s rarely heard on record these days: a folk/pop sly commentary
on the environment and our current media craze. The album closes with
“You Never See the Hand Throw the Stone,” another insightful song
that touches on racism, religious hypocrisy and the financial crisis. It is
given a down-home acoustic blues treatment by Kilby on guitar and dynamic
harmonica all-star Phil Wiggins of acclaimed blues duo Cephas and Wiggins.
George Kilby Jr operates from both a cabin in the Catskill Mountains of
New York, as well as an apartment in Brooklyn.
He’ll be touring in support of the release of Six Pack with initial
shows in December throughout Upstate New York and New York
City, as well as a dates forthcoming in January that will take him
to venues in Wyoming
and other venues out west.
Triple A and Americana
radio promotion for Six
Pack is being handled by Brad Hunt of The WNS Group
(845-358-3003 / bhsabres@aol.com).
For more information, visit www.georgekilbyjr.com.
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