Peter Parcek creates an entire album full of prime atmospheric blues on his latest album Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven
Excellent star turns from the great Luther Dickinson, Mickey Raphael and legendary keyboard man Spooner Oldham are very cool.
Yet it’s the covers of Blind Lemon Jefferson’s See that My Grave is Kept Clean and Parcek’s very different take on the title track written by Don Nix that create a big buzz.
Elsewhere Parcek goes instrumental on Every Drop of Rain and Pat Hare with good results but it’s his own Things Fall Apart that comes up aces.
Excellent work from producer and drummer Marco Giovino on keeping the whole album tucked in tight and focused.
JOHN EMMS is a veteran music journalist and Sun and Post Media music contributor
JOHNÂ also heads up Canadian Blues Rockers THE SHAFTMEN
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