Becky Lee & Drunkfoot, “Hello Black Halo” LP

cover-becky-lee-and-drunkfootIf the Dead Weather is when Jack White backs the Kills, then Becky Lee And Drunkfoot is the equivalent of Alison Mosshart fronting the White Stripes. Becky Lee and Drunkfoot is Becky Lee and her one-woman blues band. It’s a little dry and basic, although Becky Le certainly has a pleasant enough voice.

While I’m not suggesting that a female-fronted act is less intriguing when the frontwoman isn’t sultry as a generality, I will suggest that if Ms. Lee rocked something other than country church vocals, Hello Black Halo would certainly be more entertaining. It may simply be that when you’re playing a drum kit and guitar simultaneously, some form of emoting has to go out the window.
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