Bette Smith – Shackle & Chain

Labels: Big Legal Mess Records
Number of Tracks: 1
Total Time: 3:42
Formats: Triple A, AAA, Non-Commercial, NPR
Available Date & Time: November 8, 2017 11:50 AM ET
Impact Date: November 20, 2017
Country: USA

Introducing Bette Smith
"Shackle & Chain"

Impacting 11-20-17

The debut single from

Jetlagger
(Big Legal Mess / Fat Possum)

"A rugged, chugging southern soul record… Like Betty Davis or Betty Wright before her, she imbues tracks with shingly, sawtoothed texture, capable of breaking off a high note with a throaty cry or scraping so low and wide that she threatens to put her bass player out of work."
– Elias Leight, Billboard

"An incredible debut from the next big-voiced soul sensation out of Brooklyn."
– Lois Wilson, MOJO Magazine

"Bette Smith possesses a one of a kind voice, deeply drenched in hot soul of the nearly incendiary Southern type. That voice could rock the biggest of stages and move mountains if it had to… Count me as a massive fan. Smith is the sort of artist that you’ll find yourself following her whole career."
– Sarah Zupko, Pop Matters

"At last, her vibrant recording debut is here to bring healing and happiness to fans of singers like Sharon Jones, Betty Wright and Naomi Shelton." – Annie Dinerman, Elmore Magazine

"Finally, a woman with the blues power of both Big Mama Thornton and Bessie Smith, the smooth, classiness of jazz/blues singer Joe Williams, the dynamics of Koko Taylor and the energy of Janis Joplin… No lame, whiney female vocals here. It’s all confidence and power. The sexy slur and slide of Bette’s voice, her roll of syllables, the phrasing and intonation all on target, all polished with gratifying verve. But the true sting is in Bette’s ability to know exactly how to interpret a song — her songs, or anyone else’s." – No Depression

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