Kevin Brown, Get Rythym review, 2001

'Get Rythym' review, 2001

Kevin Brown's first ever solo acoustic album, Mojave Dust, provides twelve compelling reasons to seek out one of the UK great unsung heroes of roots music whom Mark Knopfler rates as 'a fabulous slide player'. An atmospheric slice of desert blues, it's an understated gem that sits up there with the best ofRy Cooder and KellyJoe Phelps. Steeped in the sounds of Amencana, Mojave Dust reverberates with the heat and beauty redolent of south-western USA as Brown's melancholic vocals and incredible guitar create an irresistible groove that draws the listener close within his tales of love, moving on, pollution, death, drink and football. All original material except for a tender take on RobertJohnson's 'Travelling Riverside Blues', Brown writes with the deft touch of the craftsman he undoubtedly is. 'Tornado Woman', 'Johnny Don't Cry', 'Alcohol', and the beautiful 'Are You Still Dancing To Another Tune' are peaks on an album where the standard never dips beneath the benchmark of excellent.