★★★★★
Guitarist Damon Fowler has taken a break from his group Southern Hospitality to record the understated-yet-energetic blues record Sounds of Home. It's an appropriate title in that Fowler sounds comfortable and relaxed in this set of mostly original cuts spiced with a couple covers. There is good variety of songs here from lamenting ballads to more upbeat blues. Fowler's voice is not a conventional-sounding one; it has a tight timbre that almost breaks at certain points...
- www.offbeat.com
2014-01-30
★★★★★
The case for "less is more" is made most persuasively by guitarist Fowler's stripped-down trio format. Additional touches are sparse and occasional, leaving plenty of room for the leader, as often as not, to let his incisive licks linger out in space rather than feverishly fill every available hole. The fresh mix of mostly original blues, rockers and ballads and Fowler's "mannish boy" vocals finish out a very satisfying roots set...
- rootsmusicreport.com
2014-01-18
★★★★★
The case for "less is more" is made most persuasively by guitarist Fowler's stripped-down trio format. Additional touches are sparse and occasional, leaving plenty of room for the leader, as often as not, to let his incisive licks linger out in space rather than feverishly fill every available hole. The fresh mix of mostly original blues, rockers and ballads and Fowler's "mannish boy" vocals finish out a very satisfying roots set...
- rootsmusicreport.com
2014-02-20