Texan Roots Singer-Guitarist Chris Duarte Reveals Lyric Video For "Gimme Your Love"

Blues-Roots Guitarist Chris Duarte Releases His New Studio Album, ‘Ain’t Giving Up” Today  Listen to the album’s latest single “Gimme Your Love,” which conjures Jimmy Reed with with some breezy blues shuffles 

Out Today Via Provogue/Mascot Label Group
 
Watch the videos for “Half As Good As Two” and  “Nobody But You

Blues-roots guitarist Chris Duarte has just released ‘Ain’t Giving Up,’ his 15^th studio album, out today via Provogue Records. Featuring a wide range of outlaw blues, Americana, roots, and even alt-country influences, ‘Ain’t Giving Up’ finds the Austin, Texas guitarist teaming up for the first time in 22 years with producer-guitarist Dennis Herring, also known for his work with artists like Buddy Guy, Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, and the Hives. But the resulting album isn’t a calculated return to roots affair. Recorded live on the studio floor with vintage gear and minimal overdubs, it’s a raw and revved-up showcase for the virtuoso’s jaw-dropping chops; his mastery of the elusive Texas shuffle; and his deep love and commitment to the blues.
 
To celebrate the release, Duarte has shared a lyric video for the album’s latest single “Gimme Your Love,” which conjured Jimy Reed with some breezy blues shuffles. Watch the video

He has previously released toe songs “Half As Good As Two” and  “Nobody But You” off of the album.
 
Duarte dropped his sophomore album, ‘Texas Sugar Strat Magik,’ in 1994, and it sold an excess of 100,000 units. Duarte went on to win the highly coveted “Best New Talent” in Guitar Player’s Reader’s Poll, and he finished fourth in the magazine’s “Best Blues Guitarist” category, behind legends Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and B.B. King. He would go on to issue a string of critically-acclaimed blues, blues-rock albums, and experimental fusion-tinged albums.
 
‘Ain’t Giving Up’ siphons from the same spirit as ‘Texas Sugar,’ but the new album is definitely its own monster. The album was tracked live as a trio with ‘Texas Sugar’ drummer Brannen Temple, but it also features a rhythm machine with some raw, looped beat patterns Duarte plays over, much like the same funky groove stylings as on J.J. Cale’s iconic 1971 album ‘Naturally.’ “This album explores a wider spectrum of musicality,” shares Duarte. “I love Muddy Water and Howlin’ Wolf, but also feel like it’s part of me to introduce some unexpected influences. For this album, I didn’t feel scared to explore beyond hard-driving blues. I view this as expanding on the format that I love.”

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