Road Ends in Water

The debut album from Chapel Hill based TURCHI, "Road Ends In Water" combines the sounds of North Mississippi Blues, Southern Rock, and general Slide-Guitar-Boogie, and features a guest appearance from Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars, Black Crows). Pre-release reviews: "With bands like North Mississippi Allstars and Hill Country Revue, northern Mississippi has become identified with a brand of lowdown, gritty blues. Then comes Turchi with another representation of the northern Mississippi sound. Road Ends in Water (Devil Down Records, 2012) has plenty of greasy slide guitar in songs with such classic themes as drinking and the devil. In "Do for You," an uptempo toe-tapper, Turchi's vocals are reminiscent of Bob Dylan. Yes, I know. I'm not supposed to compare anyone to Bob Dylan, but it's not just the sound, it's also the storytelling quality that brings Bob Dylan to mind. I'll put it to you this way. If someone were to retool Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts as a blues song (and cut the length pretty much in half), the result would be something like this song. In an interesting twist in the next song, Turchi sounds a lot like a young Mick Jagger. In fact, this song sounds a lot like what The Rolling Stones did in the early days when the band recorded songs like "Little Red Rooster". With the next song, also like The Rolling Stones, Turchi covers Muddy Waters. This version of "I Can't Be Satisfied" is a solid tribute to one of the great bluesmen. The vocals are very low-fi and the slide guitar will make you want to get your hips moving. With songs that range from classic blues and slow burners ("Don't Let the Devil Ride") to uptempo gems "Keep on Drinking", this album has everything a blues fan could want. Road Ends in Water is available everywhere on 1 March." --Gary Schwind, LA Examiner "Turchi has done a masterful job of presenting his own music...I highly recommend this recording to anyone who likes the pure blues in an unadulterated form done by modern musicians. I feel that Turchi has done an excellent job." --Bman's Blues Report