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ida mae raining for you

11/28/2020

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​Ida Mae (from the E.P. Raining for You available on Vow Road Records) (by Bryant Liggett)
Genre descriptors like Delta Blues and Acoustic Roots are being thrown at musicians Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean Ward, collectively known as Ida Mae. The mantle sells the British duo a tad short; as wonderful as the styles they emulate, Ida Mae bubble with talent, and the Turpin/Ward combo would be crazy to not want to be part of that collection yet there is musically more to Ida Mae on their latest E.P. Raining for You than Blues and Roots music. 
 
The styles they wear are obvious within Raining for You, living amongst a put together puzzle that also dashes out Psychedelic and Indie Rock along with hazy and lazy, slacker Folk. “Deep River” is an aggressive opener that gives the duo a Blues vibe, a cut where layered rhythms and instrumentation support a gutsy and gritty Indie Blues guitar solo laid out by guest Marcus King. A lonesome slide guitar introduces “Raining for You”, Ida Mae’s vocals beginning with a hush before growing into a beautiful, rough around the edges, and urgent ache.
“Break the Shadows” features classic Blues picking and “Two Hands Against the Wheel”, with its ambient bird noises and returning hushed vocals is a soft road anthem. The rhythmic blips and subtle stabbing guitar give album closer “Stars & The Deep Blue Sea” an industrial grip, unexpected but welcome parts to an E.P. that bucks any genre expectations. (by Bryant Liggett)
 
Listen and buy the music of Ida Mae from AMAZON
For more information head over to the Ida Mae website
 

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