However, the eagerly awaited follow up, ‘Heads I win, Tails You Lose’ does not disappoint at all. The album features that unique Oli Brown sound; clean guitar, great riffs and a more confident, mature and sophisticated vocal.
The production is by the legendary Mike Vernon and it is a symbol of the regard that Brown is held in that one of the great British Blues producers came out of retirement to work with the talented youngster, after hearing his debut album.
The album highlights the quality of Brown’s songwriting in Evil Soul, with its wired sound and fine guitar work and the more subtle and emotive, Speechless, shows how his vocal style has developed. He returns to his trademark funk on Keeping My Options Open and a low down, dirty groove and soulful chorus on Real Good Time.
Brown refuses to shy away from covering classic numbers like Fever, which sounds nothing like the old Brenda Lee classic and his funky adaptation of No Diggity. He slows it down on Love’s Gone Cold, one he wrote himself, and shows again how much he has grown as an artist as he lays down a spare and soulful Blues.
The excited chants on the closing track, On Top of the World, see Oli bringing his unique rapping style to fore. It’s a fantastic way to end a fantastic album. Oli Brown is a real talent and his popularity as a live artist continues to grow, and this album just proves that there’s no stopping him.
Tracklisting:
1. Evil Soul
2. Makes Me Wonder
3. Keeping My Options Open
4. Speechless
5. Fever
6. Not a Word I Say
7. I Can Make Your Day
8. Real Good Time
9. Take a Look Back
10. No Diggity
11. Love's Gone Cold
12. On Top Of the World
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