by Randy Wayne Belt
This rootsy song by Carolina Magnolia could be the missing
song from "Oh Brother Where Art Thou", or even better, it could have
been used for a follow up movie "Oh Sister Where Art Thou". No seriously!
This song could easily find its way into an appropriate soundtrack,
without a doubt.
Based out of Petal, Mississippi this Duo has an acoustic
sound all their own. blending genres a bit without you even noticing, this song
in particular has that old timey feel that will pull you right back in
time. The chorus and title of this song,
"Don't Underestimate Me", lends the song a very memorable phrase and
melody. It is like you may have heard it before, only you haven’t.
Lead vocalist Virginia Grey delivers just the right sassy
soulful sound with her voice and guitar playing for this track. The line
"I've got horns hidden under my halo" sums up the vocal work
here. Carolina Magnolia is backed by
Tammy Chambliss with her smooth harmony and background vocals and upright bass
ability. The vocals together in harmony
and alone, hauntingly sound like they were pulled straight out of a time warp
to back when music was pure, raw, and real and sounded music the better for it.
Adding in the upright
bass gives the song just the bottom end it needs to thump its way onto the canvas
of sound and bring the swampy bluesy sound into an Americana field and into
your soul and feet. If you mix a little
CCR (especially that tremelo guitar sound in this song) with a bit of Alison
Kraus and Union Station and a little rock, blues and country, you'll get a bit
of an idea of what sounds you can expect with this group.
The duo is currently working on their first album together
which is expected to be released sometime in 2016. Judging from the back catalogue by the duo's
songwriter Virginia Grey, (notably, and I recommend as well: "Virginia
Grey's Greatest Hits" ou can expect some excellent songwriting and
musicianship coming up on that album.
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