Sean Costello - We Can Get Together (review)
Sean Costello - We Can Get Together (Delta Groove Music; DGPCD120)
reviewed by Michael Macomber
The blues had a baby and they named it Sean Costello. This amazing young guitarist has got what it takes. A winner of the Beale Street Blues Society new talent award when he was just 14, Costello more than fulfills the promise of that early recognition on We Can Get Together. His style is down to the ground intense, and his vocals are laced with raw, ragged truth.
Costello’s throaty growl on “Feel Like I Ain’t Got A Home” is the perfect compliment to the snarl in his playing style. When his voice and guitar cut loose together in the latter half of the tune, the effect is spine tingling. “All This Time” is a world weary love song, brimming over with hope for the future. “Told Me A Lie” has a wonderful New Orleans feel, thanks to Adam Mewherter on sousaphone and Rich Iannucci on accordion. All of these tunes, and indeed most of the songs on the album, are Costello originals, showing the man to be more than a fine blues guitar player. Costello is a fully rounded artist with something to say.
Having shared the stage with blues greats such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Bo Diddley, Costello now takes his rightful place alongside these legends, as the bearer of the torch for the next generation.
