New album from the legendary blues rocker.

When it comes to a new album by Robin Trower, some things never change. The guitar work will be breathtaking. The song writing will be heartfelt and fearless. The vocal will siphon the soul. True to form, from the opening swoop of electric guitar, Something's About To Change is a thrilling encapsulation of everything fans love about the celebrated bandleader. And yet, as the title implies, this album finds Trower twisting his talent into bold new shapes. Something's About To Change confirms a world-class musician at the top of his game. With his own V12 record label allowing Trower to bypass the spirit-sapping protocol of the conventional record industry, it comes to no surprise this new album sounds so vital. While palpably influenced by Trower's deep love of post-war U.S. blues, its personal themes and visceral music means that it will resonate with every generation. 'As a songwriter and a performer, you use everything at your disposal to put into songs,' reflects Trower. The songs remain the cornerstones. Trower's astonishing fretwork may sometimes take top billing, but the all-original material of Something's About To Change speaks of the gas in his creative tank. Fallen drips with atmosphere. Riff No. 7 (Still Alive) moves with power and purpose. Tracking alongside long-standing producer Livingstone Brown at Studio 91 in Newbury, this was not a dry exercise in box-ticking, but a bid to capture the rare chemistry between Trower and his band. On drums, Chris Taggart's touch can be thunderous or feather-light. On organ, Luke Smith slips between his roles as support player and sparring partner on standout cuts like What You Never Want To Do. Leading the line, of course, is Trower himself, playing bass for the first time, alongside his unmistakable soul-in-fingers guitar parts. 'There is some sort of feeling of emotional release,' he says, 'when you play a note that rings out right.'

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Track Listing

• Something's About to Change
• Fallen
• Riff no.7(still alive)
• Dreams That Shone Like Diamonds
• Good Morning Midnight
• What You Never Want To Do
• Strange Love
• Gold To Grey
• The One Saving Grace
• Snakes And Ladders
• Up And Gone
• 'Til I Reach Home

Additional Details

Label: V-12 Records

Genre: Blues

Language: English

Run Time: 54:20 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 02/10/15

UPC: 788575011408