Details of
Modern Nostalgia
by Hughes Taylor


Producer: Hughes Taylor K.
Recorder At: Capricorn Sound Studios
Mastered By: Glenn Schick


About the Album

On his new album, Modern Nostalgia, Hughes Taylor puts his own spin on 21st Century Blues. Weaving influences of icons like Hendrix and Clapton with elements of Muscle Shoals, Stax, vintage southern rock and more, he forges his own trail to brilliant results. In some ways it's a concept album, with the title summing up the unifying thread he describes as "tapping into classic styles but doing it in modern way." He goes on to explain how he was exposed to the blues at an early age. "When I was 13 or 14 a friend of my father turned me on to Clapton. I had already been messing around with basic chords on guitar for a few years at that point but, once I heard that, I dove into the blues and there was no turning back." While the album plays out like a rewrite of the Blues roadmap of the past 50 years, it also still shows reverence to the past. A Chicago shuffle retains all its traditional hallmarks, Texas blues retain their Lone Star signature, and a classic road song is still a classic road song. But it's Taylor's keen songwriting sense that elevates everything and breathes new life into it all. Across the album's 12 songs it becomes quickly apparent he's as adept at self-editing as he is at playing; there are no wasted notes but it all still feels loose and casual with an innate sense of precision. Although it's his fourth studio album, Taylor's vision for the blues has never been clearer, and Modern Nostalgia is a template for decades to come.

Hughes Taylor- All Guitars, Lead Vocals
Ben Alford- Bass (tracks 1-10, & 12) • Tom Wilson- B3 organ, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Piano (tracks 2-10, &12)
Jonathan Benton- Drums (tracks 2-5, 7-9) • Greg Sassaman- Drums (tracks 1, 6, 10, &12)
Nate Lee- Bass, backing vocals (track 11) • Adriana Thomas- Drums, backing vocals (track 11)
Evie Somogyi- Backing vocals (track 4) • Jessie Albright- Backing vocals (tracks 2, 6, & 8)
Emily Lynn- Backing vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, & 8) • Sam Nelson- Saxophone (track 10)
Sean Williams- Percussion (track 4) • Zoltan Somogyi- Whistle (track 8)

Recorded at Capricorn Studios, Macon, GA
Mixed by Hughes Taylor (except track 11, mixed by Rob Evans)
Mastered by Glenn Schick

TRACK LISTING

1. Treat Me Right 2. Prettiest Thief 3. Wicked Woman 4. Dreamily
5. Quarantine Blues 6. Highwayman 7. The Refugee 8. Waiting
9. No Evil Love 10. She's My Everything 11. Trouble 12. Excuses