Soulstress Annika Chambers and guitarist/singer Paul DesLauriers were already each a force of their own before meeting and deciding to team up in 2019, but the now husband-and-wife team has evolved into a real force-to-be-reckoned when they’re dishing out fiery tracks such as this one off the duo’s forthcoming album Our Time to Ride (Forty Below Records).
Part Bette Smith-part Mavis Staples-part Shemekia Copeland on vocals that range from smooth to growling but are always commanding, with some terrific playing from DesLauriers on guitar, along with some magnificent keys and horns, this grooving number offers an upbeat message to match its catchy “Honky Tonk Women”-like sound. We haven’t yet had a chance to hear the rest of the duo’s new album, which is out this Friday, but if there’s more on there like this, you can bet that people will be talking about it only in the most positive of ways!