Becky Lee
and Drunkfoot - Hello Black Halo (Voodoo Rhythm)
One man bands have always been a rare breed, with
only contemporaries, Lewis Floyd Henry and Hawk and a Hacksaw (although
performing as a duo these days) springing to mind - and one woman bands rarer
still. Enter Arizona’s Becky Lee Walters aka Becky Lee and Drunkfoot, and you
can’t help but be impressed.
Taking a lead from the death balladeers of the ‘50s
and the girl groups of the early ‘60s, she sings of seeking love (often with
the “wrong” man), murder (of mice and men!) and hedonistic relationships.
Though she doesn’t want to give the impression that she’s easy, and that may be
one of the reasons death seems never too far away.
The grimy subjects are attacked with a raw and
powerful stripped down blues, which sounds like an imagined PJ Harvey fronting
the White Stripes or Golden Animals, and “Hips Kids” has more than a touch of
Shangri-Las about it.
Willsk
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