Virtuoso slide guitarist & roots music innovator, Michael Messer, has seen his profile sharply in the ascent since the highly acclaimed 'King Guitar' album was released in March 2001. One prominent American reviewer described him as “an unavoidable force in modern blues” and commented that 'King Guitar' has met a new century with style, grace, and a new, colourful direction for the music.” In May 2001, 'King Guitar' reached number one in the American "Living Blues" chart and was the most played blues album on US college radio, which is exceptional for a British artist. Since the UK release of 'Second Mind,' Michael Messer's reputation and popularity have grown even more and he is now known as one of the leading slide guitarists and nu-blues innovators in the world.

		Second Wind (2002)

"BEST BLUES GUITAR ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Michael Messer can handle a slide guitar like a true 1920s hero, but Second Mind is more than that: it's an old-meets-nu-blues tour de force that gives full reign to our man's love of pop, rock and, frankly, spooky shit. Electric guitars rage over loop/dub backdrops, lovely, liquid acoustic figures recall slide kings of yore, vocals plumb the dark side like Tom Waits or Johnny Dowd, the band swerve from boogie to funk to ambient with nonchalant ease - and it all hangs together just right."

"Guitar Magazine" UK - Albums of the Year 2002

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