Don't Look Back
Artist: Mississippi Heat
Label: Delmark
Released: 2025
Number of Tracks: 14
Duration: 53 minutes
Website: https://mississippiheat.net/albums/dont-look-back
Review by Cory Bryars
Mississippi Heat and frontman Pierre Lacocque have been around a while, making great music with and without Inetta Visor. I don’t know Mississippi Heat well, but in reviewing bands for Blues in the Bottoms 2024, several of us liked them more with Inetta than without, and we made sure to have Inetta for what was indeed a great show.
So, when I listened to Track 1 “You Ain’t the Only One,” and it had powerful female vocals, I figured it was still Inetta on lead vocals. But then, Track 2 had a VERY familiar sound (see below 馃槉) that I KNEW wasn’t Inetta, so I had to go research the song-by-song details on the ol’ interwebs.
How pleased I was to learn about Sheryl Youngblood, a Chicago Blues icon for 40 years who is featured on 10 of the 14 songs on this great album, including that first track that caught my ear right away. I love the Blues Mamas in general, so how did I NOT know about her—she is fantastic. And Inetta does show up in one song, along with one instrumental, and 2 superb songs featuring none other than KC’s own Danielle Nicole. And there are several other guests including Kenny “Beady Eyes” Smith and Billy Flynn, another Chicago Blues stalwart I am just now learning about.
The whole album is upbeat, has some great harp with shades of Lee McBee, great keyboards, and even some horns thrown in.
This is a 100% BUY IT NOW album — and hear for yourself at https://mississippiheat.net/albums/dont-look-back/
