2019 – Wide Mouth Mason
By Phillip Smith; March 14, 2020
Wide Mouth Mason,
a blues-rooted duo formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1995, is comprised of guitarist/vocalist
Shaun Verreault and
percussionist/vocalist Safwan Javed. I Wanna Go With You, their eighth
release, features a dozen impressive songs fortified with poignant lyrics and tight
musicianship. Verreault, a master of slide guitar, embraces a threestyle
technique which consists of wearing three slides with rounded tips. It definitely sounds amazing on both his resonator/dobro,
and electric lap steel.
A catchy hook and lush slide guitar from Verreault beckon me to join their journey forged with “Bodies
in Motion”. Vancouver hip-hop artist Tonye Aganaba lends her remarkable voice to “Every Red
Light”. This is a spectacular song
bathed in pop and slathered with a bit of grease. The imagery effortlessly spills from the
lyrics. “High Road” is a stunning blues
track. The sound of the dobro rings
clear and sounds great with slide backer.
I love “Some Kind of Requiem” which boasts an intense rhythm,
magnificent picking, and gospel-inspired vocals. “Erase Any Trace”, cowritten by David Gogo,
is another excellent blue-soaked song.
It’s swampy and fantastic. Wide Mouth Mason fabulously cover David Bowie’s 1983
chart-topping hit “Modern Love”. They
give it a bluesy makeover with a dab of harp from Shawn “The
Harpoonist” Hall.
With a primary theme of traveling, I Wanna Go
With You makes for a great listen on the road. Each song, solid as a rock, the album makes for one hell of a listen.
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For more information about the artist, visit this
website : https://widemouthmason.com/
