Blackbird Hill - Razzle Dazzle (2020)

In the blues-rock discovery section of the day, we can cite Blackbird Hill. It is a Bordeaux duo composed of Maxime Conan (vocals, guitar) and Théo Jude (vocals, drums) which mixes blues-rock, hard-rock and stoner for a most orgasmic result. We want to prove their first album called Razzle Dazzle.

From then on, the dice are thrown with an "On The Rocks" which is aptly named with its orgasmic climbs. The musical mix shown by Blackbird Hill is rather well expressed, whether on "Watery Eyes" and on the muscular "Smoke & Mirrors" bordering on the psychedelic. From fat blues-rock to unexpected crescendos without forgetting its high, airy voices, what are the people asking for?

But Blackbird Hill surprises for its versatility. The Bordeaux duo is able to cross electric levels at quieter moments like never before with "Wreckage" or even "Cut The Boards" and "Wade In Black Water". Besides that, titles like "Two Wolves" and "The Tide" weigh the heat and the cold before a more melancholy and liberating conclusion called "Breezing Away" comes to finish us off. The result is an intense first album where Blackbird Hill masters the art of sensational blues-rock.