Quiles & Cloud - Shake Me Now - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2017 . Shake Me Now is stripped-down, yet dense. There are musical and lyrical traces of the blues, bluegrass, folk, rock, soul, and classical music. Their songwriting stands out on the title track, InchShake Me NowInch as well as the upbeat and hopeful InchOne My Way TonightInch. In addition to their original songs, there are reinterpreted versions of the traditional blues number InchDeep Ellum BluesInch, the traditional folk tune InchWorried Man BluesInch, and Bob Dylan's InchYou Ain't Goin' NowhereInch. One gets the feeling of being on a widescreen road trip through America's past and present, with multiple eras and traditions folding in upon each other. The result sounds familiar and road-worn, yet completely new a quality that Quiles & Cloud share with some of American music's greatest innovators.