NIKKI HILL - Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists (Digipak) (Sealed) (CD)

The band’s sound splits the difference between Chuck Berry, Ike and Tina, and AC/DC. An explosive fit of old blues riffs played at top volume by husband and wife duo Nikki and Matt Hill. Nikki’s vocals are stripped down, polished not through studio perfection but through constant touring; that kind of lived-in felt perfection that no quantization or pitch-correction could fake. On an album constructed like an amazing live set, it provides the perfect endcap to the night. If you haven’t heard of Nikki Hill yet, you soon will, and once you see her perform, you won’t forget her