Pontus

It’s genuine blues with some early, but melancholy ZZ-Top, spinning off to a down-sized version of Pontus main band Bonafide, and with the most of the blues in between! It’s simple sweet blues in real good way! And Pontus voice is so damn good through out the album!…

Only a handful of records each year perfectly embody the strengths and hallmarks of an entire subgenre. And New York’s Pontus (founded by guitarist Pontus Gunve) have curated one of those records in their 2016 EP, IV. The complexity and dexterity shown on the album is unheard of, as Pontus spiders across the frets on “Ten,” complemented by the weeping sound of cellist Eric Allen. While the individual talents of each member are on display (bassist Bryan Percivall and drummer Tripp Dudley shine on the closing “Felix”), the straight-up magic that happens when the elements come together must be heard to be believed.