Gifted with a rich creative imagination and a great expressiveness, singer and piano player Andy Cowen is moreover one of the most important sources of inspiration for a new generation of Australian piano and keyboards players, where he comes from. For this cd Andy has chosen eleven own songs where his vocal and piano abilities shine at a very high level. He has also recruited a bunch of excellent Australian musicians who have immediately understood what he wanted to communicate with his most personal intimist music. “Sweet Release” is a very effective cd with genuine hot rockin’ blues music, plus a good horn section in some tunes, all performed with Andy’s greatest skill and passion. In short words, Andy is an artist who really knows what he wants to do and how to get it.