He is a very talented young guitarist, with touches of BB & Freddie in his style along with a nice, soulful voice. He also won the International Blues Challenge in 2023.
He writes well – all the songs here – and he even did it himself.
The result is an album of excellent Blues with some rocky numbers and a touch of soul to sweeten the pot.
The album opens with a sweet bluesy track in ‘Who’s Been Loving On You’, showing off his guitar chops and that sassy voice. “Lose Some Weight” continues the theme with some nice keyboards in the background (there’s a live version here too).
‘2nd Degree’ is an impressive rock track that has a dark and haunting riff – great solo too.
My favorite though, is “You Know This Won’t Do”. A jazzy Blues with a great horn break from Kyle Turner.
Nothing I haven’t heard before, but he did it very well and a great debut.
There are probably a million guitarists plying their trade in the bars and venues of the US, some playing blues, some rock, some country – probably even some Latin. Of blues guitarists, there are probably five thousand or so that can be described as ‘up and coming’ and of those 5000 or so there are probably less than a hundred worth giving five minutes of your time to.I listened to this new album from Matias Lattin all the way through, 35 minutes give or take. Then I listened to it again and then started listening to individual tracks. And then I listened to it all the way through again. This young man from Houston is definitely worth your time.He is a very talented young guitarist, with touches of BB & Freddie in his style along with a nice, soulful voice. He also won the International Blues Challenge in 2023.He writes well – all the songs here – and he even did it himself.The result is an album of excellent Blues with some rocky numbers and a touch of soul to sweeten the pot. The album opens with a sweet bluesy track in ‘Who’s Been Loving On You’, showing off his guitar chops and that sassy voice. “Lose Some Weight” continues the theme with some nice keyboards in the background (there’s a live version here too).’2nd Degree’ is an impressive rock track that has a dark and haunting riff – great solo too.My favorite though, is “You Know This Won’t Do”. A jazzy Blues with a great horn break from Kyle Turner.Nothing I haven’t heard before, but he did it very well and a great debut.
