Joe Whyte

Joe Whyte has me reaching for my wallet again, anxiously wanting to consume every note he has ever recorded, and helping me to continue on my quest to spend all of my hard earned scratch on music. I just discovered him a couple of days ago and as I type this, I have This Foolish Heart ripping through my headphones.

Joe Whyte is the “real deal,” whatever the “real deal” means when it comes to music (I place the “real deal” a few notches above “frickin’ good”). In other words, he is unbelievable. You could call him Alt-Country, Folk-Rock, Americana, etc., but regardless of the genre it comes down to this, he is a great songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. His latest album, Devil in the Details, came out earlier this year and I can’t wait for my copy to come in the mail!

Joe is one of those artists that I wish I had discovered years ago. His tender stripped down ballad No More even has me considering buying a mandolin! Actually I’ve been thinking about that one for a while now, but this tune may push me over the edge.

Oh, and guess what…no record label.

Joe’s MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/joewhyte

Joe’s Website: http://www.joewhyte.com

Photo Credit: Kim Gilligan