Marti Brom & her Rancho Notorious Midnight Bus (LP)

(Enviken Records) 16 tracks

MARTI BROM has been musically active since the early nineties. After the singer and songwriter overcame her respect for the stage, she first brought the locals of her hometown St. Louis in Missouri on her side and has since become a nationally and internationally respected roots music singer. Top known in the US scene, she has worked with artists like Wanda Jackson, Jimmy Vaughan, Lou Ann Barton, Nickk Curran, Janis Martin and many others.

Whether Rockabilly, Western Swing or Rhythm & Blues - stylistically confident, approachable and soulful, she strikes the right note for every vintage genre. After "Not For Nothing", "Midnight Bus" is the first studio album in ten years, and BROM recorded it with the Swedish musicians (RANCHO NOTORIOUS), who already accompanied her on tour in 2013.

Their fifth studio album features 15 wonderful songs; swinging rockers like "Come Destroy Me", "Last Ten Years With You" or "Mama's Little Baby Was A Rockin'" are represented as well as honky tonk songs soaked with violin and steel guitar ("Lie Of A Promise", "Push Me Till I'm Gone", "Lasso Mr. Moon").

Supported by guests like CHRIS RUEST (guitar) or Mattias Bruhn (piano) BROM shows her class as a songwriter (9 of the 15 songs are original compositions) and singer, more variable and mature than ever before.