I’ll take substance over style any day, but if you can deliver both then all the better. With her self-released full length debut, Desert Rose, Ruby James proves that she can deliver both. From a packaging standpoint, this has to be one of the most professional looking independent releases I’ve seen in a long time. From a musical standpoint, Ruby shows that she can dish out hard driving blues rock with a broad appeal.
Ruby James’ music is rootsy enough to be included here on the pages of The East Bank, yet it definitely has mainstream potential. Think Bonnie Raitt (in terms of crossover appeal, not stylistically). Desert Rose retains its musical credibility, while offering enough polish to warrant mainstream airplay. Such a feat seems in short supply these days, quite frankly.
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