Band leader Ysabel Gagnon, singer/songwriter, is joined by Guy Cardinal on keys, George Papafilys on guitar, Jacques Gagne' on drums, Joel Mariner on bass and Sylvain Hache on guitar. Mama Groove lays out 10 pop style blues/jazz numbers all of which are well executed. This release is heavily vocal with crisp instrumental backing. Soul Distraction, a boogie has Ysabel on vocals and backed by some cool slide riffs and a heavy bass rhythm. Rubbed Dry is really funky with horn like backing. Both key players and guitar players take interesting solos. Chill Giver Blues is an uptempo track with Gagnon belting out the blues. Sell My Soul has an interesting slide intro to a ballad track. Gagnon does what sounds like double tracking of her own voice for cool harmonies. Black Widow begins with a cool guitar hook for a straight forward blues ballad. There's a pretty cool guitar riff in this track but this is a vocal recording. Shattered In A Thousand Pieces takes more of an uptempo pop country style and they do fit a few guitar and key interludes in the track. Salt In My Wounds again finds Gagnon pairing her own voice for duet effects which are quite nice. Don't Give Me No Blues wraps up the cd with a rocker. This is a very mature and serious outing and one that will likely get some good airplay.
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