Search - Tom Principato :: Really Blue

Upon an intial listen, D.C.-based guitarist and vocalist Tom Principato seems to fit nicely into the powerbooster blues-rock niche of fellow fingermen like onetime-bandmate Jimmy Thackery or Tinsley Ellis. But a closer inspection reveals a subtle melodicism, a half-heard fill note or understated trill that marks a craftsman. Principato's instrumental work remains mesmerizing, his control and taste meld effortlessly. The closer Here, In My Heart, an introspective solo electric foray, resonates into emptiness---a fitting end to a jewel of an album.