Live report: James Maddock & David Immergluck

Live report: James Maddock & David Immergluck

James Maddock is one of rock’s best kept secrets. An englishman in New York: he moved to the East Cost a decade ago and he never went back. His music sounds american, as he was born ther - pure, clear songwriting in the vein of Bruce Springsteen.
He debuted in the early noughties leading Wood, then came back later as a solo artist, releasing a couple of records (“Sunrise on avenue C” and “Wake up and dream”), as well as a couple of live albums recorded at NY’s Redwood Hall, where he's almost a resident artist.
He’s been touring both with his band and with David Immergluck - guitarist and mandolinist with Counting Crows (and in the past with Cracker, John Hiatt among the others). The duo renamed themselves Jimmy & Immy and have been touring together for a year, releasing also a live album. We saw them for the second time in a year in Milan, at Nidaba Club. And should they ever pass near your town, go see them too. You could discover one of today’s best “classic” songwriters - with a soulful, graspy, Rod Stewart-like voice. Accompanied by a supreme musicians: Immergluck spent half the evening on mandolin - showcasing he’s one of the few artists that gives this instruments a real sense in rock music - half on acoustic guitar, colouring Maddock's masterful songs like "Mister universe" or "When the sun's out". If you want to check them out, see this mini set Jimmy & Immy recorded at our offices back in january. 

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The small club was packed with fans the challenged the freeze to come see Maddock, knowing all his songs by heart. And all the other ones ended buying a CD (dozens were sold at the end of the night). Maddock, by the way, has a new, folky CD coming titled "Another life", out in February: you can preview it here, with a small donation on crowdfunding site Pledge Music.