Supersonic Blues Machine

Californisoul Provogue Blues supergroup returns with soulful, starry sequel The brainchild of ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Texan guitarist Lance Lopez and bassist Fabrizio Grossi, this all-star blues rock outfit have followed up last year’s fiery debut with a more laid-back and soulful collection of modern blues with starry guest guitarists joining the fun. And what a line-up: Gibbons’ trademark strut is all over Broken Heart, and the infectious main riff and soulful croon of

Elevate sees Eric Gales springboard into some very choice, flailing leads. But while the soulful back-and-forth between blues stalwart Walter Trout and the band on What’s Wrong steals the show, Supersonic Blues Machine aren’t reliant on the guests, with frontman Lance Lopez’s playing standing proud atop the latin flair of The One and galvanising the melancholic thrum of Cry. [AR] Standout track: What’s Wrong For fans of: Joe Bonamassa, John Fogerty