An In Depth Interview with Low Society!
Mandy Lemons, winner of the 2015 Emissaries of Memphis Music Peoples Choice Award, and Sturgis Nikides, who recorded and toured with the legendary Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer, John Cale (of The Velvet Underground) – aka/Low Society – are blazing new trails on the stomping grounds of Blues Roots and Americana music. Texas Blues, Memphis Rock ‘N Soul and a healthy dose of New York attitude help define the sound and spirit of their sophomore 2014 album, ‘You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down’, on Icehouse Records. The album has received critical acclaim from around the world, as well as numerous “Best of 2014” lists. It has also placed on both the Roots Music Report Top 50 Blues Albums Chart for February 2015 as well as the Living Blues Magazine Top 25 Radio Chart for both Dec 2014 and Jan 2015. C Michael Bailey from AllAboutJazz.com said “…Lemons is a tornadic force of nature laying waste to all of the blues-rock produced since the 1960s…This band, following its mistress Lemons’ lead, is a feral and untethered spirit that makes its musical statement like the basement door slamming in the dark, off its hinges”. Among the albums guest appearances are two of Memphis’ best known musicians, B.B. King and Lionel Hampton alumni Dr Herman Green on the saxophone and Lucero’s Rick Steff on keys and accordion. The album was produced by Sturgis Nikides, recorded at the historic Memphis landmark, American Recording Studio, and mastered by Stax legend, Larry Nix.
Their NEW album SANCTIFIED is a trans-Atlantic production with native Belgians Jacky Verstraeten on bass and Bart De Bruecker on drums (https://www.rawblues.be/), as well as Memphis legend Rick Steff back on the keys. The rhythm tracks were recorded at Closed Session Recording Studio in Roeselare, Belgium, by Kristof Maes. All additional recording and tracks were done back home – at American Recording Studio in Memphis, TN, with engineer Will Danger. Low Society – Sanctified will be released in May 2017. Get ready! Pre-ordering starts NOW!
Their first two albums have garnered critical acclaim and extensive worldwide airplay, including the enthusiastic
support of B.B. Kings Bluesville on Sirius XM Radio. The pair has toured non-stop since 2008, literally playing hundreds of shows on festival, juke joint and club stages across the US and Europe. They have appeared at Clarksdale Mississippi’s
Juke Joint Festival 5 times and NYC’s Howl Festival for 3 consecutive years. After relocating from NYC to Memphis TN in 2012 they began appearing regularly on Beale Street. Other notable appearances include the Bluesalive Festival in the Czech Republic and Poland in 2012, the Blues Foundations International Blues Challenge in 2014 and 2015 and the prestigious 2015 Lucerne Blues Festival in Switzerland.
Listen to New CD here: https://screaminblues.com/album/505704/sanctified?autostart=true
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