Artist Spotlight: Black River Delta
Words and interview by Andy Hittle. Building on the swaggering blues-rock of Devil on the Loose (2016) and Vol. II (2018), Black River Delta’s latest album, Shakin’, is a perfect distillation of what makes the quartet from Bollnäs, Sweden, so magnetic. While BRD have studied deeply and perfected their strutting riffs, full-throated yowls, and greasy rhythms, their Scandinavian roots layer in a real sense of joy in playing with American musical heritage. We talked to Pontus Oh