Jovin Webb – Drifter
Jovin Webb – Drifter
Format: CD – Vinyl LP – Digital
Label: Blind Pig Records
Release: 2024
Release date: October 18, 2024
The 12-song collection is a vibrant mix of growling low-down blues, Jovin’s wailing harmonica, heartfelt soul ballads, and rowdy, Little Richards-style rock ‘n’ roll
‘Drifter’ was produced by multi-Grammy winning producer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram)
Jovin dazzled millions of viewers on ABC’s American Idol with his bayou mystique, his humility, and his distinctive gravelly vocals. He amassed tens of thousands of fans on various social media platforms, and earned rave reviews from the show’s esteemed judges. After hearing Jovin for the first time, four-time Grammy Award-winning R&B superstar Lionel Richie gushed: “This is what barbecue sauce sounds like.” Bestselling country music star Luke Bryan added: “I could sit and drink a lot of bourbon listening to that voice.”
Jovin’s authenticity was front and center throughout his time on Idol, and his personal story oozed a blues allure. He was an earnest church-raised musician, struggling to pursue his dreams while raising a young son as a single man. Jovin’s mother was a hardworking single mom who sacrificed a lot to provide for her children. His father was something of a papa-was-a-rolling-stone type figure who inspired the burgeoning blues musician early on by singing him John Lee Hooker’s “Boom Boom,” and educating him on the blues tradition.
“At a young age, the longing and pain expressed by Southern Black Baptist church music spoke to me, but as I experienced my own trials and tribulations, I felt the pull of the blues,” Jovin shares. “I soon realized that gospel and blues are related. Someone with the blues is in a low place, and when you seek salvation you’re also usually in a low place.”
Drifter is the sound of a blues life searching for a gospel redemption. “It’s me trying to figure out religion, women, my career, and everything I’ve gone through,” Jovin says. The twelve tracks on Drifter evoke a blues classicism without ever feeling nostalgic or derivative.
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JOVIN WEBB vocals/harmonica
TOM HAMBRIDGE drums/background vocals/percussion
KENNY GREENBERG guitar
MIKE ROJAS piano/keyboards
ROB CURETON bass
Tracks:
01. Bottom of a Bottle (Jovin Webb, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming)
02. Save Me (Jovin Webb, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming)
03. I’m a Drifter (Jovin Webb, Tom Hambridge)
04. Drunk on Your Love (Jovin Webb, Tom Hambridge)
05. Wig on Wrong (Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming)
06. Livin’ Reckless (Jeff Schroedl, Tom Hambridge)
07. Blues for a Reason (Jovin Webb, Tom Hambridge)
08. Mine Someday (Jovin Webb, Tom Hambridge)
09. Hand on the Bible (Jovin Webb, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming)
10. Bad Deeds (Jovin Webb, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming)
11. It’s the Hawk (Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming)
12. Born Under a Bad Sign (Booker T. Jones, William Bell)