For this new album, the always visionary and charismatic Joe Louis Walker has recruited Tom Hambridge to produce it, as he did in his previous one Hellfire Tom also produced James Cotton’s Cotton Mouth Man, which was nominated for last year Grammys Awards The result is really bright I would even dare say the word ‘exceptional’ is the most appropriate adjective to define this Hornet’s Nest Tom has also written together with Joe Louis some of the cd tracks The album includes twelve songs Walker performs with an amazing strength and passion His powerful voice and the heartbreaking guitar moans become the most expressive and powerful music you can imagine, thanks to Walker’s implication and commitment, which give his personal stamp to every song Joe has also chosen some great musicians to back him, who get their way as the album goes by Good rock and roll, vital shuffles, contemporary blues, some incendiary doo-woop songs and even joyful and passionate gritty after-hours laments