‘The multi platinum record selling Scottish troubadour has long since proved the sheer power of her song writing, with her album and single chart-topping adventures.
Now, six years after her debut album ‘Smile…It Confuses People’ and the massive hit single ‘I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker’ both raced to the top of the UK charts on the way to combined sales to date of about 2 million albums worldwide and following her last release, the critically acclaimed, award winning blues album Merchants & Thieves, Sandi Thom is back with a new album – FLESH & BLOOD.
August 2012 sees the long anticipated release of Sandi’s superb new album “Flesh & Blood”. It was recorded at Nashville’s legendary 16 Tons studio, with celebrated Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson in the production hot seat, the fourth Sandi Thom album is, she says, “the first album I’ve done that is really all about me.”
Featuring a core studio band led by producer Rich Robinson on guitar and including fellow former Black Crowe and widely travelled session star Audley Freed (guitar), respected Nashville stars Mike Webb (keys/Dobro) and James Haggerty (bass), and Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, there are also guest appearances from acclaimed singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte Marie and famous Rolling Stones collaborator, saxophonist Bobby Keys. Legendary producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, John Hiatt, Journey) who mixed two of the key tracks says “Her writing is fantastic and her singing is great on a great song.” Then there is the intriguingly titled ‘I Love You Like A Lunatic’, based on her “life-changing” love affair with superstar blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa.
Like David Bowie and Elton John, who also enjoyed early one-off hits before finding their true niche as musical artists, Sandi feels that Flesh and Blood is her coming of age album. “The people that only know me from ‘Punk Rocker’ won’t recognize me on this album. “
Sandi Thom is not who you think she is. She’s something else.’
live on: Saturday 27th October, Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3QA
Tickets: (TIC) 01297 442138 or online at www.marinetheatre.com
Price £15, concessions £13
Adrian Collis, for Thoroughbredmusic ltd www.thoroughbredmusic.co.uk
