Vince Bell’s new record, Recado, was released with very little fanfare in early May. That’s about par for the course with a cult artist like Vince Bell. Vince Bell’s been around the block and you can hear it in his gruff singing voice (he sounds a bit like his contemporary – Guy Clark). He barely lived through a major traffic accident that derailed his promising career in the early 80′s (he was broadsided while leaving a recording session with Stevie Ray Vaughn). He’s had multiple comeback albums, including the masterful Phoenix and the equally adept Texas Plates. It’s been close to ten years since a new studio album and now we have Recado.
“Isla” is a simple guitar and violin ode to love. Buy Recado here (and copies of the two out of print records mentioned above).
Older songs by Vince Bell: