Austin
Young is clearly in touch with his inner… well, everything, I guess. The album
is a showcase for a variety of moods and each track shows off a different facet
of Young’s passionate personality. At times, Young plays with such a ferocious
energy that he may just be starting his own style of blues… the “Colorado
blues”? … the “teenage phenomenon blues”? … the “I might just turn a whole young
generation into blues lovers blues”? It’s exciting (especially in a genre like
blues) to discover an artist that one can share with friends, and with Austin
Young’s talent, he will certainly create a buzz. No, it isn’t a perfect album.
So he’s young. That’s fine. He has all the more time to find himself in the
blues (and find the blues in himself). When a guy just might be the future of
the blues (and he just might be), it’s best he take his own damn time. Play on,
Austin Young, for when played with truth and swagger — the blues never get
old.
Essential Downloads: “Thunderhead,” “Magdalena,” “That’s It,” “Miss
You Moore.”