Although Ben Harper made his reputation in the 1990s as an alternative rocker, blues, gospel and soul have informed his music from the very beginning. Harper has gone on record as saying that he regards Charlie Musselwhite to be the best harmonica player in the world. Mississippi-born Musselwhite has been active as an electric blues sideman and bandleader since the 1960s, with many records to his credit. In 2014 he and Harper won a Grammy award for Best Blues Album. That was for 2013's Get Up!- their first record together. Five years later we have the welcome followup- No Mercy In This Land.
Here are the Top 30 new releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending April 29, 2018:
1 Wye Oak- The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs
2 King Tuff- The Other
3 Brazilian Girls- Let's Make Love
4 Kississippi- Sunset Blush
5 Dr. Dog- Critical Equation
6 Frankie Cosmos- Vessel
7 Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite- No Mercy In This Land
8 Jack White- Boarding House Reach
9 Young Fathers- Cocoa Sugar
10 The Voidz- Virtue
11 Erika Wennerstrom- Sweet Unknown
12 Unknown Mortal Orchestra- Sex & Food
13 The Amazing- In Transit
14 Sunflower Bean- Twentytwo In Blue
15 Gum- The Underdog
16 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats- Tearing At The Seams
17 Courtney Marie Andrews- May Your Kindness Remain
18 Hop Along- Bark Your Head Off, Dog
19 Eels- The Deconstruction
20 Superorganism- Superorganism
21 The Moondoggies- A Love Sleeps Deep
22 Rainbow Kitten Surprise- How to: Friend, Love, Freefall
23 Of Montreal- White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood
24 Island- Feels Like Air
25 Caroline Says- No Fool Like An Old Fool
26 Lucius- Nudes
27 Lord Huron- Vide Noir
28 Lucy Dacus- Historian
29 Laura Veirs- The Lookout
30 Shannon & The Clams- The Onion
