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“where y’all from?”, and when vocalist Ross Craig answers with “Edinburgh” the guy simply responds “really?”. It’s been a while since Black Cat Bone released some studio output. ‘Get Your Kicks Sessions’ EP was released back in 2017, while the ‘Growl’ album saw light of day back in 2015. After a fair old bit of road work, including an opening slot for Kris Barras, tonight is the right time to be back in Glasgow: the launch of new single ‘Coming For You’. The track in question, available now through all the usual tax dodging platforms (“also available now on bandcamp”, to quote vocalist Ross Craig), is a swirling, intoxicating mix of fuzzy riffs, some wicked harmonica, and copious amounts of swagger. In this small room with fantastic sound (top work sound fella), it sounds larger than life, especially the all-out jam towards the climax of the track. Guitarist and #spanishhunk Luis Del Castillo favours a rather nifty bit of slide guitar and it’s a joy watching him getting lost in his playing. The rest of the band are no slouches either. Drummer Kai Wallace (#rhythmslut) is sadly hidden in the corner behind a stack of monitors. This seems to drive him on even more though as he puts in one hell of a shift. Bassist Ewan McKenna doesn’t seem to have a slanderous hashtag on the band’s facebook page. So let’s just go with #bearededbassistwithabow, as he breaks out a violin bow towards the end of the set and coaxes a fantastic sound out of his bass with it. Vocalist and rather splendid harmonica brandisher Ross Craig (#hatprick) has a warm Wolfman Jack meets Tom Waits at Jim Morrison’s house, kind of howling voice. Equally as suited to the slower moments like ‘John The Revelator’ and the foot-tapping ‘Punks & Pushers’, as he is on the more uptempo moments like ‘Lost’, and the aforementioned new single ‘Coming For You’. Special mention has to go to the sublime ‘Get Your Kicks’, a head-turning beast of a track that is still rattling around my head days later. Black Cat Bone are a band for all seasons. Put them in front of just about any crowd and feet will tap, asses will shake. Ideally, Ramblin’ Man Fair in the Summer would be the perfect crowd. Either that, or when they re-imagine the movie ‘Roadhouse’ and Black Cat Bone become the house band in the Double Deuce….”The name’s Dalton…” Find out more about Black Cat Bone here. Review – Dave S Images – Dave J [gallery type='flickr' user_id='132278830@N06' view='photosets' photoset_id='72157690748217533' media='photos' columns='3' tag_mode='any' sort='date-posted-desc' per_page='16' layout='square' caption='title' thumb_size='s' main_size='z' ]]]>
