Time: 42:35
File: Flac
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues, rock
Art: Front
1. Someone Else's Life (3:49)
2. Love Me Tonight (Archives Mix) (4:16)
3. Turning My Back On The Blues (3:38)
4. Bad Blood (Archives Mix) (3:51)
5. Something's Gotta Give (4:22)
6. Goin' Back Home (Freedom Mix) (3:50)
7. The Magic (Archives Mix) (4:29)
8. Unfinished Business (3:28)
9. A Woman Scorned (Bar Room Mix) (3:05)
10. River Of Life (3:28)
11. Wrong Turn (Archives Mix) (4:16)
Every now and then we get completely absorbed in compiling our own playlists—well, I certainly do. In all that enthusiasm, I sometimes seem to overlook a beautiful, artist-curated compilation…as is the case with The Blues Archives by Italian Eva Carboni.
Previously unreleased tracks, deep cuts, and remixes together on one album can sometimes result in a disjointed whole, but that's not the case here at all. The term "eclectic" does provide a nice umbrella for the eleven tracks; Eva Carboni switches effortlessly between different styles, supported by a select group of more than excellent musicians.
"Someone Else's Life" opens the album, and its pleasant slow blues approach perfectly complements Carboni's nightclub-like vocals. It's tempting to draw comparisons with other contemporary singers in the blues and related genres, and here and there, they do appear. However, it may be a testament to Eva’s qualities that any comparison made is inapplicable as she has simply found her own sound and voice.
Turning My Back On The Blues transports you to a late-night nightclub, complete with billowing smoke and clinking cocktail glasses, while the singer playfully and sultrily provides the audience with warming entertainment. The following track, "Bad Blood," is dirtier and rawer, a stark yet enjoyable contrast to the song before it, and certainly the one that follows. On the more soulful/jazz-influenced "Something's Gotta Give," she perhaps sounds most radio-friendly without being overly polished.
On the keyboard-driven "Unfinished Business," or the relaxed "River of Life," which relies more on a repetitive guitar riff and organ, Eva Carboni absorbs it, makes it her own, and makes the result sound effortlessly natural. The closing track, "Wrong Turn," further emphasizes that she deserves all the attention she's received and is rightfully gaining popularity.
A "compiler" so early in her career is a bold move, especially considering the intent, but in the case of The Blues Archives, it proves to be a successful one. It puts Carboni and all her talent where she belongs, in the spotlight.
The Blues Archives FLAC
1 comment:
Thanks Flash for this nice Italian collection
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