Blues singer songwriter Jed Potts has released his new album entitled Swashbucklin alongside live video performances filmed at ‘The Car Cave’. If you are a fan of the likes of Jimmie Vaughan, Sean Costello and Rory Gallagher then Jed Potts has released a collection of work that brings back the magic in modern day blues music.
Accompanied by his strong accent, Jed Potts’ uniquely clear-cutting vocal is what defines and leads the title track Swashbucklin and accompanying single It Won’t Be Long. Paired with distorted guitars that take a slight influence from the likes of rock music in the era of The Beatles and Elvis Presley, the nine-track album is full of passion and upbeat hits.
Recording the album ‘The Longshot’ with Brandon Santini, talented US blues harmonica player/vocalist, Jed Potts traveled to the US not only to complete his album but to find himself as an artist. Walking around New York City inspired Potts to focus only on creating original material and developing his vocals and playing style to find his own niche. Once Potts returned home he was able to develop this unique sound alongside a fresh branding of the band. This previous album found great success as it debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Blues chart while also inspiring Jed to follow his own path and write his own album, now entitled Swashbucklin’.
Under the title of Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters, the album Swashbucklin’ is their first album that is completed with original music only, therefore a milestone in the band’s career.
Talking about the development of the band, Jed quotes “Jonny Christie (JP & the HH drummer) and I met in college. In order to fulfil some coursework we performed as a two-piece classic rock medley band. We had similar tastes in music so it was easier to put together than having to learn a bunch of pop songs and rehearse with 4 or 5 other people.”
After education, Jed Potts & the Hillman Hunters was formed with Jonny and their original bassist Pauric Logue, who was eventually replaced by current bassist Charlie Wild. Since releasing all original music, the album has been received well with the accompanying track to the album ‘It Won’t Be Long’ was featured on Cerys Matthews’ Blues Show on Radio 2.
The album ‘Swashbucklin’ by Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters is available on all streaming services now.
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Words by Carmen Lees-Green