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Bristol Lightning tastes all the flavours of Americana

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Blake Collins, Dave Eggar, and Phil Faconti of Bristol Lightning. Credit: Bristol Lightning Instagram

Bristol Lightning, a brilliant new ensemble of virtuoso musicians from Bristol, Tennessee, is bridging history and culture through bluegrass music that transcends genre expectations and rules. Their first EP, Bristol Lightning, was released on June 28. The four songs, part of a planned full album for later this year, are rich, vibrant, and evocative; a sound so fresh that a couple of them, reworkings of popular classical music pieces, feel like a musical rebirth.

The music mirrors the story of how the band came together. For two of the members, Dave Eggar and Phil Faconti, Bristol Lightning marks a new personal and musical beginning.

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Phillip Phillips Reveals His True Self in Beautiful, Deep “Collateral”

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If I were to make a video of what it feels to listen to Phillip Phillips’ new album Collateral, it would start with a needle touching the black groves of a vinyl disc. Deeper and deeper, round and round we would go as the music would start to slowly unfold, revealing its promises and much awaited secrets.

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Phillip Phillips Steps ‘Behind The Light’ And Emerges Triumphantly

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Phillip-Phillips-Behind-The-Light-album-cover-art (1) This review was originally published on PhillPhill.com.

We waited, listened to the snippets, counted down the days, and finally, it is here. To the sheer joy of Phillip Phillips fans everywhere, Behind The Light was released at midnight on Monday; within an hour, it had reached number 1 on the Pop Charts on iTunes, a testament to the enormous anticipation and the incredible support from Phillips’ ever-growing fan base. It’s only been a few hours, and a few listens, but I can say without hesitation that Behind The Light has exceeded all my expectations and hopes and keeps proving that Phillip Phillips has arrived and is here to stay.

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