GT is proud to announce the latest release from the unstoppable, high-energy, one-man 50's R&B revivalist known as Nick Curran. Reform School Girl is the long-awaited return from the man called "One of the most authentic and exciting roots musicians of his generation," by All Music Guide, and will be released on February 16th via Eclecto Groove Records.
The Austin-based Curran and his band, The Lowlifes, have pulled out all the stops to recreate the raw and explosive sound of the early R&B and rock n' roll 45's that inspired Curran's latest batch of songs. Curran describes his music as a cocktail consisting of the sounds of no less than seventeen widely differing musicians blended together with a cup of broken glass. That only begins to characterize the wallop packed by the 98-proof elixir that includes shards of blues, punk, rock n' roll, and rockabilly. His previous release, Dr. Velvet, earned him the 2004 W.C. Handy Award (now known as the Blues Music Award) for "Best New Artist Debut, "and garnered heavy critical acclaim, and even a turn on HBO's "True Blood."
Reform School Girl is a culmination of Curran's multitude of talents: a throwback to his roots, only amped up to the limit. As Curran states, "I've written more songs on Reform School Girl than on any other records. I wanted it to have no filler – only good stuff. All my influences are there, from old blues like Lazy Lester, T-Bone Walker and Bo Diddley to girl groups like the Ronettes and the Shangri-Las, to Guns N Roses."
Nick Curran on MySpace
Free MP3 Download - "Reform School Girl"
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