Blackie & The Rodeo Kings - Kings and Queens

Blackie and The Rodeo Kings - Canadian roots rock trio Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, and Tom Wilson have corralled an impressive list of "gueens" including Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Roseanne Cash and Cassandra Williams for guest duets on their impressive new album...The "Canadiana" triumvirate has been a staple of the far north roots music scene for fifteen years, an original one-off collaboration that has resulted in five critically acclaimed albums and multiple Juno awards and nominations // Release: Kings and Queens (June 14) // Sounds like: a loose and limber collection of bluesy alt-country songs that sound they've been plucked from some roadhouse jukebox...while there's plenty of slow-dance tunes, producer Linden also captures the band's kickin' rhythmic shuffle, a trait too often missing in modern Americana // Quote: The concept for Kings And Queens was a random idea that came out of a late-night conversation in a van about "various artists we've all had the privilege of working with," says Linden. "We began with a page torn out of a notebook and a lot of 'hey, what about' and 'wouldn't it be great to work with' interjections." // What we like: beyond the major guest names, it's songs like the propelled "Another Free Woman" with Sara Watkins, stinging guitar workout "Black Sheep" with Serena Ryder and haunting ballad "Love Lay Me Down" featuring Sam Phillips that draw you back for additional listens...

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - "I'm Still Loving You" (w/ Amy Helm of Ollabelle) (from Kings and Queens)