I usually listen to 3 to 5 releases before I choose one to review. I don't pan the others, I just don't tell you about them. I only review the good stuff for you. These last few weeks have been different, in that I have hit a very good streak. Lots of good releases coming through, it doesn't leave much room for trivia.

Blues from Brescia, Italy came to me from CEK Deluxe. Their new release Hanging Bags (www.myspace.com/cekblues) is different in that they use different production methods, a very slight difference in structure and cadence. Different is good, in the music of CEK Deluxe it's very, very good. Hanging Bags has 9 tracks and 8 of them originals. The tone on the Telecaster and the bass lines set this band apart. These guys are just as solid a rock band, plus they throw in some funk when they cover The Temptations' "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone." They sing in English, not that it matters because the blues is international.