2024 – Forty Below Records
By Phillip Smith; Feb. 17, 2024
Release Date : Feb. 23, 2024
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
There’s a bright and fierce energy surrounding the music of LA-based blues-rocker Philip Sayce. The tours-of-duty he ventured with alongside legends like Jeff Healy and Melissa Etheridge certainly pushed him to obtain his 10,000+ hours of experience, elevating him to his current level of greatness. Loaded with explosive guitar performances, and drizzled with his soulful vocals, Sayce’s ninth and latest album The Wolves are Coming is an extraordinary listen.
Sayce smashes the gates open with a Hendrix-inspired “Oh! That Bitches Brew”, leaving me gob smacked as I take in his unleashed arsenal of atomic guitar licks. An infectious rhythm draws me into the funky, smoking anthem of “Babylon is Burning”. I can’t help but feel his heart-felt emotions poured all over slow ballad “It’s Over Now”. It is such a beautiful song. His covers of John Lee Hooker’s “This is Hip” and Albert Collins' “The Moon is Full” both bring smiles to my face too. I dig the high-octane track “Black Moon”. Its pulsing rhythm and fuzzy guitar host a furious punch and hits like the go-to songs I loved from The White Stripes. Sayce’s vocal and guitar performance are absolutely amazing on “Backstabber”. With the force of a derecho, he tears the freaking roof off.
I highly recommend picking up Philip Sayce’s “The Wolves Are Coming”. It’s superb from beginning to end.
