Album Review: Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky

Black Stone Cherry went back home to Kentucky to record for album #5, and that’s what it sounds like: Home.

Kentucky distils the BSC sound: it’s four guys remembering why they started a band. Shakin’ The Cage deals with the black dog of depression that so many of us know far too well. Soul Machine marries grungey southern rock with a ‘70s funk stomp. Then there’s the big ballads - Long Ride, for instance, or Born To Die both burn incandescently whilst tearing your heart out. Over 13 tracks BSC start to sound a little samey, though, but closing track The Rambler’s acoustic guitars and fiddle throw some welcome light amongst the shade.

Originally published in X-Press Magazine