Flash-A-Magic T-ShirtGildan Heavy cotton About the Album: Distributed by Bloodshot Records Exceleration Music, Flash A Magic is a powerful showcase of Winslow Kings ability to channel raw emotion and musical innovation into a cohesive, compelling work. Whether performing in intimate venues or on large festival stages, Luke Winslow King continues to leave audiences enthralled, eager for the next note in his ongoing musical journey. Flash A Magic released on September 6,

a familiarity reminiscent of early ‘50s blues & soul 45s but with an updated pop-inflected rootsy twist

Although you know he’s been through some turbulent times

Home Blues

and countless more

Taken together

playful flirtation

stylistically dark take on Rudy Clark’s “I’ve Got My Mind Set On You” (you might remember the more famous version by the Traveling Wilburys) that leaves you wanting more

The subtle Stax-inflected soul of the title track casts a disintegrating relationship against the inspirational scenery of the desert Southwest

But there is light at the end of the tunnel

and arrives at the headwaters of his birthplace in rural Michigan for some tell-‘em-like-it-is confessionals

The Crystal Water Springs

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