Dreamland Blues Radio

Wow! (Yes, I do say that a lot) This is another of those wonderful surprises I get now-and-then. The latest from NYC based Sweet Suzi Smith, Unbroken, came across my email inbox today.

Her voice brings to mind Janis Joplin meets Shemekia Copeland. She embodies the gravelly textures of Janis with the power, range and emotion of Copeland. This is best expressed in the a capella track Mama and her cover of Copeland's Your Mama's Talking.

I'll be adding several tracks to rotation this week. Sadly, the album is not yet available commercially. However, their prior effort, Torn, is available via the band's website.