When I caught Tack>>Head a few months back Adrian Sherwood played a tune that I friggin LOVED…I asked what it was and he informed me it was a tune called “Keep On Drinking” from the upcoming Skip “Little Axe” McDonald album called “If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog”.
Well today Skip’s new album produced by Adrian Sherwood finally came out via Sherwood’s legendary On-U Sound label.
Have a listen to “Keep On Drinking” on the link below and if you like what you hear snap up the album from On-U Sound from the link below soundcloud’s…
http://soundcloud.com/on-u-sound-records/little-axe-keep-on-drinking
http://www.on-usound.com/MusicDetails.aspx?rid=211&fid=12&brid=5
"Continuing the celebrations of 30 years of On-U Sound, Little Axe is releasing a brand new album.
The new Little Axe album “If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog” will be released on Monday October 24th, 2011.
“If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog” is the culmination of a 25 year long musical partnership between producer Adrian Sherwood and musician, Skip “Little Axe” McDonald.
Skip’s roots lie in the blues, first taught to him by his father while growing up in Dayton, Ohio. Adrian is considered one of the world’s most versatile and prolific dub producers and a sonic visionary. The new album features the legendary drummer, Style Scott, playing with both Dub Syndicate and Roots Radics, drawing on both classic and new On-U Rhythms.
From start to finish this is a dynamic and un-compromising meeting of both forms of Roots music. Immaculately played and defined as never before, “If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog” is, in the eyes of McDonald and Sherwood, their finest work to date.”
“McDonald is a master of the contemporary blues” – The Guardian
“Embraces the blues with authority, creativity and innovation. The distinctive Little Axe sound is a dreamy miasma, creaming up elements of funk, rock, soul and gospel” - BBC
“dubbed-out, dark and smokey; traces a line from African chants, Afro-American field songs, blues, gospel, soul and dub, and takes it on into the 21st Century” - Realworld
“Skip McDonald is a fully paid up, card carrying Prince of the blues” – Blues and Soul
