2024 – Lighting in a
Bottle Records
By Phillip Smith; Jan. 20, 2024
Release Date : Feb 1, 2024
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
Louisiana-based GeminiiDragon has been on a roll for the past couple of years. She released her first two albums in 2022, both of which grabbed my attention in a most positive way. Her third and latest album, appropriately titled 3, continues to keep me tuned-in and turned-on with eleven all-original power-blues-rock tracks. Jessica Harper aka GeminiiDragon and guitarist Christian Simeon share writing credits on every song. The rhythm section behind GeminiiDragon and Simeon is comprised of bassist Douglas Varnado Jr., drummer Eric Sasser and Malaysia Lewis on vibraphone. The record also features special appearances by Chad Rupp on harmonica and TJ Wong on guitar.
An infectious opening riff on “I Wanna Know” effortlessly pulls me right in to a powerful guitar-laced anthem where the chords seem to hang in mid-air. In an amazing way, it creates a magical wave of sound for GeminiiDragon’s vocals to surf atop. I love how Simeon turns the energy up to eleven on the front-end of “Clowns” as he delivers a Collective Soul-friendly axe-groove. GeminiiDragon dives into Tina Turner mode with her voice as it melds with the Simeon’s sonic tones on “Wasted Time”. “Cherokee” draws me in with its pop-punk center and southern-rock- flavored musical snippets. The Seventies rock foundation Simeon pours for “A Fool For You” makes for a solid as hell track. The song momentarily takes a dip into a pocket of psychedelia and fills me with delight. “Last Train to Thibodaux” is a track I listen to repeatedly. Its ethereal melody brings the blues into the world of emo. It sounds new and sounds great.
GeminiiDragon’s 3 is an album that has tremendous appeal and hits all the right notes. I like this one a lot.
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For more information about this artist, visit https://geminiidragon.bandcamp.com/music
This album available to purchase on Bandcamp.
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