Sabrina Weeks and Swing Cat Bounce have “got their eye on you” to make sure your toes are tapping in their new CD “Got My Eye on You.”
They step right out of the horn powered, soul side of the ’70s mixed with a touch of ’50s pop in the background vocals and even a touch of modern country/ western swing. They keep up the pace with “Burn That Bookie,” which sounds like Little Miss Higgins with a horn section.
They have an unstoppable bass groove right from the opening of the title track and don’t let up through a CD which seems all too short.
There are lots of horns, lots of bass and Week’s sassy, sultry, sometimes smoky voice sounds a little like Patsy Cline mixed with Carly Simon.
The guitar solo on “Swing Cat Bounce,” sounds a little like a Stray Cats Brian Setzer solo as the track sounds like a long lost Brian Setzer Orchestra cut.
“Burn that Boogie” is guaranteed to get an audience burning up many a dance floor. There are some very cool instances of harmonized guitar solos.
“ This Lady Sings the Blues” is lightly slower, but very sultry and sexy, with a bouncing walking bass line.
“Forgive Me,” is a beautiful, soulful ballad, but my favourite moments are when these cats swing on tracks like “Swing Cat Bounce,” “Sunday” and “Got My Eye on You”
“Sunday” is a old school rock and roll boogie and an ode to the weekend with a modern twist in the lyrics.
One of my favourites is the old school country rocker “Mr. Regret” which sounds like Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks with a woman singing.
CD: Got My Eye on You
Genre: blues/ swing/ jazz
