1.Crossroads	 03:17
2.Chevrolet 	04:26
3.Walking Blues 	03:28
4.Raining In My Heart 	07:54
5.Further On Up The Road 	04:19
6.Hoochie Coochie Man 	04:22
7.Rollin' And Tumblin' 	02:56
8.Have You Ever Loved A Woman	 04:04
9.Nobody's Fault But Mine	 05:48 

Simon Kinny-Lewis - Vocals, Guitar
Tony Boyd - Drums
Nate Ginsberg - Keys
Dewayne Pate - Bass
Andy Just - Harmonica
Walter Jebe - Slide Guitar 

Simon Kinny-Lewis (SKL) is the full package. If you get the pleasure of seeing him live (either solo with his acoustic guitar, or with his full band) he beams with energy, soul and passion for the music. His vocals have been compared to Joe Bonamassa’s, but his overall style and delivery is unique and peppered with character. Also, Simon’s guitar playing is up there with the best guitarists of today, conveying all of the right elements that make an enthusiast satisfied, including tastefulness, technique and great tone.

Although one of SKL’s strengths is song-writing too (be sure to check out his albums ‘Street Blues’ and last year’s ‘Bad Whiskey’), we were ecstatic to hear that the next album would be Blues standards, classics and covers. And where would an Australian Blues-man go to record such an album? The Home of the Blues – the U.S.A., of course.

It could have been a risky affair executing an entire album of covers of Blues classics. Blues purists might throw a phrase like: “Muddy got it right the first time,” but these are the closed-minded ones, scared of the new. What Simon is doing is paying tribute to some of his heroes, with the help of an experienced and respectful group of musicians. Nothing sounds old or tired either. Freshness circulates through each track as Simon offers every slice of his individual talent and energy to the performance, while keeping true to the soul of the originals.

We get a hard-driving ‘Crossroads’, before the laid-back cool of Robben Ford’s modern classic ‘Chevrolet’, followed by Blues favourites such as ‘Further On Up The Road’, ‘Hoochie

Coochie Man’, ‘Rollin’ and Tumblin’’, and ‘Walking Blues’, the latter two of which are perfectly complimented and supported by the slide guitar skills of Walter Jebe. Freddie King’s ‘Have You Ever Loved a Woman’ is carried along by Just’s raucous honking mouth-harp as the band swings and struts, before the album closes with a cover of Blind Willie Johnson’s gospel Blues masterpiece ‘Nobody’s Fault But Mine’. Led Zeppelin already had a turn with this song on their 1976 album ‘Presence’, but Simon’s arrangement of the song makes it the most impressive track on the album, sounding like no other cover we’ve heard of this song before. Nate Ginsberg’s keyboards flow like a zephyr in the background, while Simon’s sustaining guitar pierces through in spires of tone. And leading towards the climax, we get an impressive and funky bass solo from Dewayne Pate.

Along with others such as Ray Beadle and Matty T. Wall, Simon Kinny-Lewis is a shining beacon of musicianship and talent on the Australian Blues scene, now making a crossover to pleased U.S. audiences. Awesome releases like ‘A Day In San Jose’ simply support that the Blues is still a genre of strength to keep your eyes and ears on. ---Ethan Burke, The Blues Source, sklblues.bandcamp.com

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01. Crossroads
02. If You Go
03. Catfish Blues
04. So Lonely
05. Rose Of Sharon
06. Baby How Long
07. Baby Please Don’t Go
08. Gypsy Eyes
09. My Nest Is Still Warm
10. Goodbye Baby
11. New Orleans Woman
12. Baby How Long (Alternate)

Simon Kinny-Lewis – Vocals, Guitar 
Chris Wilson – Harmonica

Simon Kinny-Lewis - one of the most exciting and diverse local Sydney Guitarist/Singers was born February 18, 1981 in Sydney, Australia. He started on the instrument early, making his first live appearances at 11. Guitar Influences include blues/jazz masters such as Robben Ford, Larry Carlton and Country and Rock great's Doug Seven, Brent Mason, Richie Kotzen. Songwriting influences include Robert Cray, Steve Winwood and Bob Seger.

He has recorded and shared the stage with Violin virtuoso Christian Howes, ( Chic Corea, Robben Ford ) Ric Fierabracci, ( ASIA, Frank Gambale, Brett Garsed ), Simeon Cain ( Henry Rollins Band ),Goran Rista, Hamilton Harden, Ray Beadle, Eko Wicaksono and many more. He has performed shows/festivals including the Manly Jazz, Bridgetown Blues, Tamworth Country Music and is looking forward to performing at the Thredbo Blues 2014.

Venues Simon plays regularly in Sydney are The Bourbon, Opera Bar, The Manly Fig, Camelot Lounge. Sydney Morning Herald under Ten bands you must hear wrote “ Not many up-and-coming Sydney guitarists profess they want to sound like Robert Cray. Then again, not many upcoming Sydney guitarists can play like Robert Cray. Simon Kinny-Lewis can.” --- cdbaby.com

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