By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
The new record from Chicago staple Kelly Hogan – I Like To Keep Myself in Pain – is scheduled for release by Anti- Records on June 5th and she’s already had quite a run in lead-up publicity. Here are a few links to early reviews as well as interviews she’s given, followed by videos for songs on the new album as well as some recent performance video.
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“The album makes it clear that the alt-country label is obsolete as a description of Hogan’s music, a beautiful blend of classic soul, pop, jazz, and country,” Robert Loerzel writes for The A.V. Club. “Hogan’s trusted collaborator Scott Ligon, a whiz on guitar and keyboards who also plays in NRBQ, joined her in the studio. So did legendary keyboardist Booker T. Jones, veteran session drummer James Gadson, and bassist Gabriel Roth, a.k.a. Bosco Mann, the band leader for Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings.”
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“She’s been singing in bands since her teens, and her knowledge of soul, country and pop history is encyclopedic,” Greg Kot writes for the Tribune. “Her passion connected with Andy Kaulkin, who runs the California-based Anti label, home to artists such as Case, Staples, Tom Waits and Nick Cave.”
Posted on May 31, 2012