Released by: Continental Records Services
Release Date: Out Now!!!
Genre: Soul/Rock
Links: https://www.cinellibrothers.com/
Line Up:
Marco Cinelli
Alessandro Cinelli
Stephen Giry
Tom Julian-Jones
Tracklist:
1.Last Throw Of The Dice
2.Leave It With You
3.Dozen Roses
4.Ain’t Blue But I Sigh
5.Nobody’s Fool
6.Prayer
7.Lucky Star
8.Making It Through The Night
9.Don’t Need No Favor
10.Fool’s Paradise
Ever since I saw these guys live on stage I was triggered by their sound, because in The Netherlands we have DE WOLFF, but in the UK there is THE CINELLI BROTHERS, and both these bands play their own kind of melting pot of soul, blues, old-school R&B, rock and anything else vintage. They are one of the hottest live acts that you must-see when you get the chance! The band is formed around the Italian brothers Marco Cinelli (Hammond Organ) and Alessandro ‘Nanni’ Cinelli (Drums), whom lived in different places in Europe, but eventually they settled themselves in the UK where they formed their band THE CINELLI BROTHERS and along the way Stephen Giry (Guitar, Vocals) and Tom Julian-Jones (Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica) joined them. Almost Exactly is their 4th album so far, and it feels like their breakthrough album when listening to the record a few times in a row! The diversity of this new album is incredible and reveals a lot of influences.
Opener Last Throw Of The Dice is a groovy funky bluesy rocker with the smooth vibes of DE WOLFF and THE BLACK KEYS, while the following Leave It With You is a bit more straight-forward uptempo, revealing a slight Westcoast/80s touch (YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX) crossed with some 80s funky disco pop/rock (KOOL AND THE GANG), while it has a beat a la GENESIS‘ Turn It On Again. Imagine how that would sound like, well then you’re close to this song of THE CINELLI BROTHERS, who make a twist on the following song Dozen Roses, because this is old school retro 50s/60s smooth R&B that has OTIS REDDING and SAM COOKE written all over the place. Time for some excellent blues rock during the superb Ain’t Blue But I Sigh, which featured a lovely soaring guitarsolo. The calmer bluesy ballad Nobody’s Fool almost has a sorta IAN SIEGAL meets American country kinda vibe, while Prayer is a lovely duet between Tom and Stephen, showing the band’s love for old school Gospel R&B. On the other hand, you can also definitely pick up traces of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL during a song like Lucky Star that smells like the late 1960s/early 1970s. Making It Through The Night on the other hand has a 70s almost SLY & THE FAMILY STONE thing going on with a rather cool guitarsolo, while Don’t Need No Favor is a fantastic smooth almost HALL & OATES kinda Westcoast Blues Pop tune and closing track Fool’s Paradise is a very nice laid-back LITTLE FEAT ish 70s swamp-blues-soul rock adventure.
Concluded, we have a true winner here with the mixture of all kinds of retro soul/blues/rock sounds thanks to the Italian brothers and the lovely gritty vocals of the 2 British musicians. Check out all info on this band at: https://www.cinellibrothers.com and please make sure to catch them live someday soon, because they are the real deal!
Written by: Gabor Kleinbloesem
Ratings: Gabor 9/10
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