One, two, three! That’s right, three albums in a single year for Joe Bonamassa! Following his collaboration with Beth Hart on Black Coffee and his British Blues Explosion Live, the Gibson man absolves himself of his sins with a thirteenth studio album: Redemption. Here we find a collection of original tracks that, before going around the world, went around countless recording studios! Nashville, Sydney, Las Vegas and Miami all played a part in the creation of this album produced by Kevin Shirley. The album opens with an evil blues-rock influenced by rockabilly styles (Evil Mama), then later on we have a sensually groovy saxophone on Pick Up The Pieces and a melancholy tune on acoustic guitar (Stronger Now In Broken Places), as Bonamassa clears his conscience. With Tom Hambridge, James House, Gary Nicholson, Richard Page and legendary Dion DiMucci, he offers a twelve-track redemption that could stand the test of time. Looking past his technical skill, Joe Bonamassa’s song-writing ability truly shines through on this album. © Anna Coluthe/Qobuz