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feel with some fine violin from ‘Ann Harris’ and the album closes with a fitting piano only
piece, ‘Song For Planet Earth’.

This is a fine album and I particularly enjoyed Sugar Ray Norcia’s vocal delivery who happens
to be a personal favourite of mine in the frontman/harp player category. If you are looking for
something radical or cutting edge you will not find it here. However, you will find a very pleas-
ant album that is a joy to listen to.

Ged Wilson

Black Cat Biscuit—The Way It Is—Donor / Naked Records

Black Cat Biscuit are a blues band from Belgium. They have
made their mark by winning the Belgium Blues Challenge

back in 2018. They are a new band to me so I am keen to hear
this new album, ‘The Way It Is’.

The album opens with the title track ‘The Way It Is’ a great
blues song that chugs along nicely and gets your foot tapping.
There is some great harmonica work to be had on ‘Let The
Blues Heal You’ whilst ‘Say Hello To Godot’ has that Fabulous

Thunderbirds swing feel about it. ‘Dr Boogie’ is a great straightforward boogie that brought to
mind Rick Estrin and the Nightcats.

‘Mean Is Just Average’ is a John Lee Hooker style boogie that has some great rasping harp work
going on. ‘Wheels’ is a car song with a funky blues vibe and ‘Don’t Need Your Love No More’
has that Texas style swing. The album rocks out to a close with ‘Two Seconds Man’.

This five piece band work so well together and I can imagine they are a hoot at live gigs. Bart
Arnauts has both great vocal delivery and diction which is remarkable when you consider he is

not singing in his native tongue. Mark Sepanski is an exceptional harmonica player and he
gives the band an extra dimension.

This album is not overproduced and has been allowed to breathe which gives it a great bouncy

almost live feel that makes it so enjoyable to listen to. Whilst listening to this
album I couldn’t help but compare it to our very own Bristol based ‘The Terraplane Blues
Band’ which is indeed praise in itself. Go give this a listen it’s a great blues album.

Ged Wilson