Erja Lyytinen
– Forbidden Fruit (RUF Records).
Finnish songstress Lyytinen’s latest album shows a more
personal side and the bittersweet Joyful Misery is a fine example. She goes through her emotions in a number of
styles, highlighted on the funky Soul, slow Blues and Jazz of Hold On Together.
Blues themes permeate the album with the eponymous title track being a
contemporary Blues, Lil Johnson’s Press My Button continuing the tradition of
Blues double entendre and Things About Coming My Way traditional Delta. Her trademark slide playing is apparent on Son
House’s Death Letter. However, no matter what she plays, everything is backed
with emotion laden vocals, wonderful harmonies and expert guitar playing.
David Blue.
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