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Jack Hutchinson’s trio trade in frayed heavy blues of 70s vintage, revved up by memorable riffs on Get It Back and decorated with harmonica on Boom! Hey Hey Hey provides a mellow gear-change with stunning harmony guitar.

Henry Yates has been a freelance journalist since 2002 and written about music for titles including The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Classic Rock, Guitarist, Total Guitar and Metal Hammer. He is the author of Walter Trout's official biography, Rescued From Reality, a music pundit on Times Radio and BBC TV, and an interviewer who has spoken to Brian May, Jimmy Page, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie Wood, Dave Grohl, Marilyn Manson, Kiefer Sutherland and many more.

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