The first, of hopefully many, singles to be released from this CD is “Lay Back Down.” Lindell’s easy flowing passionate voice is accentuated by a smooth guitar that underlies the vocals exactly enough to not be overpowering. The song is one of eleven songs written by Lindell, and is lyrically the best here with depth that others lack. His vocal abilities more than make up for this, however. Lindells’ music is a throwback, with deep roots to blues, soul, and R & B. These roots shine through with “Mind Your Business,” which is a rich ‘60s groove complete with masterful horns. Lindell also provides a ‘50s feel with “Tried and True.” It is the supporting instrumentals that enable the vocals to add enough originality and passion to make it his own. The supporting musicians shine throughout the CD. Blake Nolte, on sax, does a masterful job on the title cut, plus the slower hip grinder “It’s You.” Aaron Wilkinson, on bass, adds quality depth, particularly in support of Lindell’s guitar in “It’s My Pleasure.” Chris Plyant on drums, Mark Adams on piano and organ, and Chris Mule also on guitar, all provide essential instrumentals behind Lindell’s captivating vocals. Low On Cash, Rich In Love is a foot stomping success. When Lindell is allowed to carry a song with his rousing vocal talents, enhanced with just enough groove by his terrific band, the music is timeless. John resides in the heartland of the US, in the great state of Indiana. An IU alum, John enjoys a variety of music genres, but prefers artists who write their own music and deliver it with passion. When not writing about his music addiction, John can be seen out spreading his love of music by singing in a band with his wife Stephanie.

But this isn’t a thrown together batch of songs to push out while Lindell prepares a new album; the songs were picked from the past albums (he self-released 5 albums or EPs beginning in 1996) and remastered for the release.Born and raised in California Lindell became a much talked about act in the Sonoma area selling out the venues he played.  Feeling he had become stagnant in the area, he moved to New York briefly and then to New Orleans.  He quickly began to draw crowds there and was asked to be a part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.  After paying his dues he was asked to play the Main Stage of the Festival and was immediately signed to the Chicago-based Alligator.Change In The Weather slinks out of the gate with “Give it Time” where Lindell’s laidback vocals, double by an octave harmony, slide over the horn and subtle dobro while organ creates a swell that softly pushes the background vocals to echo Lindell at the chorus.New Orleans legend Ivan Neville adds a funky clavinet to “Two Bit Town” that blends with Lindell’s guitar to create a solid foundation for the vocals and harmonica to dance on bringing to mind a sound not unlike mid-70’s Stevie Wonder.Lindell cites Wonder and soul icons Curtis Mayfield, Donnie Hathaway and Ray Charles as influences along with Blues greats such as Junior Wells and Buddy Guy.  Change In The Weather contains a wonderful mix of funky New Orleans blues and R&B, the kind of music which you can envision the crowds shouting along with, like the jaunty “Feel Like I Do.”With “All Alone” Lindell takes the opportunity to slow the mood down a bit with a pulsing B3 and swelling horn section as he sings to a girl in the audience telling her that he “May be high/may be stoned/but as far as I can see/You’re all alone.”  He keeps the mood slow and funky with “Should Have Known” which could be sung to the same girl as he discovers that she has been through some rough relationships.Neville returns to lend his clavinet to “Casanova” with a groove wide enough to drive a “beat blue Nova” through as Lindell’s rapid-fire vocals (sounding reminiscent of Top 40 artist Jason Mraz) send the lyrics out before breaking in for the first guitar solo of the album.  On a label known for its Blues big guns, Lindell stands out as a more Soul leaning vocalist, but he has the guitar chops to stand in their company.“See Me Through” is a more lyrically tender song to that special lady and features the more stripped down sound of a traditional Blues group with organ, bass, guitar, drums and sax, while “Sunny Daze” brings the rest of the players back out including more horns and lap steel while Lindell laments the rainy days that we all encounter.Rainy days like the woman endures in “It Won’t Be Long” as she rises each morning to go to work to support her family while questioning what it all is about as the cycle of getting up, working and going back to bed seems endless.  “She says it’s going to be alright/One more day and one more night/Yeah, she says she gonna be home soon/ and it won’t be long” she says while speaking of the cycle but maybe speaking of a time when she will be at the end of the cycle and ready to rest comfortable in the Mansion being built for her in her Heavenly home.In “Sad But True” and “Let Me Know” Lindell sings about relationships that are coming to an end and the feeling that he should have seen it coming while in “Uncle John” he asks for advice.  The Jane in “Lady Jane” could be taken to be a girl or possibly a Jane by the name of Mary.Lindell wraps up the album with “Lazy Days” a start and stop, soulful, borderline rockabilly number in which he advises his girl that she needs to relax and spend a little time doing nothing.Change In The Weather is a promising debut that is rising up the Americana and AAA charts and showing what Eric Lindell brings to the table.  His song show an originality that is free from the clichés many Blues and Soul artists find themselves bogged down in.  the fact that the fourteen tracks from this album were taken from albums that Lindell wrote, produced and recorded himself shows the depth of his talent and the width of his potential.www.ericlindellband.com