Returning to the fray after the release of her critically acclaimed second studio album Believe, the Black Countrys Rebecca Downes, announces the release of her eagerly anticipated third studio album, More Sinner Than Saint, on 24th May through her own label, Mad Hat Records.
With exciting new material that continues the evolution of the music towards rock, More Sinner Than Saint is worth the wait. At the outset, Downes consulted with producer Chris Kimsey, who has previously worked with The Rolling Stones, to select and refine the 12 tracks and to achieve what she and co-writer Steve Birkett see as the perfect expression of their current writing.
With five of the fabulous tracks having been mixed by Californian based Bill Drescher, whose previous accolades include working with Rick Springfield and The Bangles, Downes showcases her trademark powerful vocals throughout. With the remainder of the tracks being mixed by Thunders Chris Childs, the pedigree of this album is faultless.
With her superb studio band that includes Dan Clark (bass), Lloyd Daker (drums) and Magnums Rick Benton (keyboards) and Steve Birkett (guitars, slide guitar, blues harp, Backing vocals), there was no shortage of artists queuing to join her on the odd track or two. Magnums Tony Clarkin delivers a fabulous guitar solo on Breathe Out and the multi award winning Alan Nimmo (King King) plays guitar on If I Go To Sleep – Check out the video here https://youtu.be/oOM3dQwq490
Track List for More Sinner Than Saint
Take Me Higher + More Sinner Than Saint #
Chains Fall Down # If I Go To Sleep +
Screaming Your Name # Stand On My Feet #
Hurts + Big Sky +
With Me # In Reverse +
Wave Them Goodbye + Breathe Out +
Pre-sale link: https://tinyurl.com/y55b7xen
With her signature voice, style and song writing, it was little wonder that last year she was voted Female Vocalist of the Year at the FORM UKBlues Awards. The release of this jubilant new album once again gives her the chance to showcase her formidable powerhouse and gutsy vocals in tracks that have greater range and depth than anything shes done before.
Rebecca said: We were honoured and humbled to receive Chris Kimseys guidance. He gave us confidence about the direction of our writing changing to a rockier sound and advice on the way the material should be recorded. Meeting Bill Drescher in LA was fantastic such a lovely, down-to-earth guy and his mixing took the five tracks to the next level. Chris Childs has since done an excellent job on the rest in matching Bills mixing style. We are very proud of this album and the way the music has evolved towards rock. More than ever before we believe it captures the best of our song writing.
Rebecca recently toured with The Quireboys and there are headline and Festival gigs scheduled throughout 2019.
