Restless Feeling
Guitarist and singer Carl Weathersby has garnered accolades from the blues world ever since his 1996 debut, andRestless Feelingdeserves praise no less than his previous two albums. With a crunchy, punchy Chicago style layered with soul,Restless Feelingis aptly titled, full of mood and restless energy. Things kick off with the up-tempo "Matchbox Holds My Clothes," and swerve from funkified rock ("A Real Mutha Fuh Ya") to slow sensuality (title track) to a not-quite-smooth soul ("Everything I Do") to a nice, easy slow blues ("Glory Be"). The closing song, "She's Gone," is exactly what you'd expect to hear at the end of a set at your favorite blues bar, and the album is peppered with clean, energetic guitar-picking throughout, backed by a solid rhythm section (including some of the tastiest bass ever to be pressed on CD).--Genevieve Williams