LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

All Soul And No Money may be singer/songwriter Jake La Botz’s first internationally distributed album. But he’s lived several lifetimes in getting there. Indeed, the Chicago native, presently living in Los Angeles, has packed a lot into his short lifetime. He’s been a street musician and a busker and he’s opened concerts for Ray Charles. He’s played guitar in the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church band in South Central Los Angeles and he’s auditioned for lead singer in Velvet Revolver. He’s appeared in several indie films including the movie “Ghost World,” and he’s written obituaries to cover the rent. He once lived in his car until Chicago’s winter chill demanded he go inside. And now, with All Soul And No Money, it’s time for Jake La Botz to rise up from the underground and receive due recognition for his instantly memorable songs - which emanate from varied influences of Mississippi Hill Country and Chicago blues, punk rock and Americana. Or as La Botz himself describes it: “Soul Folk.”“La Botz calls it "soul folk," but his category-defying mix includes heavy doses of blues, rock and gospel, reflecting his background playing both on the street and in church. Singing in a voice that falls between the braying power of Axl Rose and the ragged, hipsterish drawl of early Tom Waits...” -- Philadelphia Inquirer“All glorious guts, whether the L.A.-based singer-songwriter is coming at you as a bluesman, punker or purveyor of twang.” -- Los Angeles Times “Buzz Bands”“(Jake’s music) falls somewhere between blues-rock and gospel with tinges of punk-rock attitude and the deft wordplay of a rapper. The more you listen to the album, the more it makes sense.” -- L.A. Alternative Press“La Botz has a way of capturing his influences and putting his own stamp on them. You can hear the streets, the burned out cars, the ghetto churches, and the echoes of a choir!” -- Green Man Review
Track Listing 1 Lost Child 2 Used To Be 3 Follow Me Down 4 Getting Closer 5 All Soul And No Money 6 It’s Gonna Rain Again 7 The Grey 8 The Cold is Coming On 9 Ballad of the Unknown Bluesman 10 Crying About the Sunshine 11 Love Advice From Grandma 12 I Gotta Write (To Know Jesus) 13 …And Keep on Praying