Emerging Artist: Six Def

Six Def

     

       Somehow, this brilliant blues artist has managed to slip through the attentive fingers of the mainstream. Perhaps it's all down to luck, or to when and where. Those who are a fan of Gary Clark Jnr, and the earlier Black Keys records, will eat this album up. Six Def released 'Damn Fever' on 24th April 2013 but has yet to receive any real recognition for the superb dirty blues noises being created.
        Six Def received some exposure when one of the best tracks off the album, arguably, "I'm The King" was featured as part of the soundtrack to the programme 'Suits'. As small an exposure as this might seem, 'Suits' features an excellent soundtrack, with Ima Robot's song "Greenback Boogie" used as the title themetune.

       Those who argue that music is not in the era of the guitar need to look at artists such as Six Def, who are bringing back this raw talent to the mainstream. Jack White has always been at the centre of such a movement, through hus bands such as The White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather. The Black Keys are arguably the most popular and "mainstream" of current guitar-based riff-footed rock bands around, with the likes of Gary Clark Jnr emerging in recent times.