Detroit folk and blues 12-string stylist Todd Albright releases the second single from his upcoming album ‘Blues For Dexter Linwood,’ produced by Charlie Parr and arriving April 17. The record launches Misfortune Records, a new Detroit imprint inspired by the city’s Fortune Records legacy. It is a stripped-down, reverent document of pre-war songcraft.
Recorded in mono with a single microphone by Tom Herbers, the album revives songs by Blind Willie McTell, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lead Belly, and Mississippi John Hurt. The sound is immediate and unvarnished. Every scrape of string and breath between lines carries weight.
The new single, a slide-driven take on Paul Geremia’s “If That Woman’s Love Was Whiskey,” finds Albright in open-D Vestapol tuning. “It’s one of those songs that I didn’t so much learn as absorb,” he says. Producer Charlie Parr adds, “Todd Albright kind of exists in mono anyway… Every note is purposeful.”
‘Blues For Dexter Linwood’ follows Albright’s previous releases, including work with Third Man Records after being signed by Jack White. A veteran of AmericanaFest, MerleFest, SXSW, and more, Albright draws from John Lee Hooker and Dave Van Ronk while forging his own steady voice. The album lands as a direct line to tradition, played with conviction and depth.
TOUR DATES:
March 12 — Stockbridge, MA — Lion’s Den
March 13 — Peterborough, NH — Harlow’s Pub
March 14 — New Bedford, MA — First Unitarian Church
March 15 — South Kingstown, RI — Java Madness
April 17 — Hyattsville, MD — Archie Edwards Blues Foundation
April 19 — Pittsburgh, PA — Acoustic Music Works
April 21 — Asheville, NC — The Grey Eagle
April 24 — Charlottesville, VA — The Front Porch
May 16 — Bethlehem, PA — Godfrey Daniels
May 17 — Beacon, NY — Guitar Workshop
May 22 — Northampton, MA — The Parlor Room
June 26 — La Pointe, WI — Tom’s Burned Down Cafe
June 29 — Rochester, MN — Mayo Clinic – Charlton Building
July 14 — Appleton, WI — Stone Arch Brewpub