Blues-wailing Québécois brings forth a mood-manipulating set of deliciously raw cuts that hit a nerve ‘n’ run away with it.
It’s almost impossible to believe that Steve Hill, young as he may look, has been recording for more than a quarter-century – for more than half of his life – because the prolific Montrealer manages to always sound vigorously fresh. He’s veered away from the formula which became the title of 2018’s “The One Man Blues Rock Band” on two follow-up albums, yet “Hanging On A String” finds this performer on his own again, bolstering the style-defining guitar-and-vocal raucousness with rough ‘n’ ready bottom-end groove. However, there’s a lot of sonic contrasts in his frequently frenetic delivery to turn what can be perceived as aural onslaught into broad spectrum of sentiments – arresting in terms of tune and approach.