Description
Label Review.
2019 album. Features George Clinton on 4 tracks. Funk, soul, Rhythm & Blues. Also available on CD.
Our Overview.
Fronted by the genre defying powerhouse lead vocalist Miss Velvet and featuring a rhythm and brass section comprised of some of America’s leading studio musicians, Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf - a dynamic 8-piece New York-based band that brings a vital and original dimension to the funk/ soul scene, combining catchy horns with soaring vocals and a driving rock undercurrent. - has been garnering rave reviews for their highly accomplished musicianship and on-stage flair. ‘Feed the Wolf’ features eight new songs, which were written and arranged by the band is the follow-up album to the band’s highly acclaimed debut of 2015, ‘Bad Get Some’ and features the legendary Parliament Funkadelic frontman George Clinton guesting on 4 tracks.
Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf, have an ‘in your face, badass’ sound has been described as ‘if the 70’s band Chicago and Led Zeppelin had a baby with Janis Joplin, you would get Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf.’ Miss Velvet may be tall, thin and blond, but her epic voice thrills with the unlikely sound of James Brown, Steven Tyler, and Joe Cocker with the soulfulness of Janice and Etta James, taking the listener on a journey back to the days of psychedelic rock and funk.
In a review of ‘Bad Get Some’ the Huffington Post said, “Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf are cap-a-pie prodigiously talented. The melodies are phenomenal, the rhythms are combustible and Miss Velvet’s voice contradicts the non-existence of the phlogiston.”
The band has performed over 100 concerts opening for George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic (2018-2019). The iconic worldwide tour has seen them play before SRO audiences across the States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf have headlined at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, Tallinn Music Week, Jogevatreff Festival, Auguustibluus Festival (all in Estonia) and concerts in Riga, Helsinki and Tallinn. The Band is also a favourite and regular throughout the New York concert circuit.