Artist: BIG BOY BLOATER and The LiMits
Album: LUXURY HOBO (CD)

Release date: 2016
EAN/UPS: 819873012634
Media type: CD

•    Big Boy Bloater is the presenter of The Blues Magazine Show on Team Rock Radio: no need to say that this release will have the full support of Team Rock Radio and all affiliates (e.g. The Blues Magazine).
•    Bloater has also played for many icons of music and has played guitar behind Imelda May (“I’m a massive fan of Big Boy Bloater, he’s a charismatic boy with a big voice”) and Paloma Faith. Sir Paul McCartney invited him to record together at Abbey Road Studios.
•    Produced by the highly talented Adam Whalley, who has been involved with in the production of varying studio and live projects with artists such as Patch Bawn, Wille and The Bandits, The Earls of Mars, Circus 66 and various acoustic live sessions at Team Rock Radio.
•    The BBC loves Big Boy Bloater: Jools Holland calls him “One of the great blues men of our time”; “Bloater is a phenomenal guitarist!”, according to Mark Lamarr and Craig Charles has this to say about Bloater: “I love this guy…he has a voice that sounds like it’s been soaked in turpentine for the last decade!”
•     “I’m a massive fan of Big Boy Bloater, he’s a charismatic boy with a big voice” Imelda May
•    “The best R&B guitarist and singer in the UK”  The Blues Magazine


Big Boy Bloater is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, radio presenter and entertainer of the highest order.  His take on roots and R&B has impressed many people within the genre, from the original greats of Blues & roots to modern aficionados.  He is regularly asked to play guitar for legends of R&B, roots and blues and he takes his own band - The LiMiTs - on tours around the globe as well as working his own One Man Show and stepping in as a special guest or session player.  

Bloater has played at many major festivals across the US and Europe, including Latitude, Secret Garden Party, Hop Farm Festival, BluesFest, The Great British R&B Festival, Burnley Blues, Viva Las Vegas and more.  His shows are always impressive, energetic and fun, without losing any musical integrity.  His upbeat songs belie their dark lyrics and intricate arrangements.  His voice has been compared to Howlin' Wolf crossed with Tom Waits – indeed he was a nominee in Male Vocalist of the Year in the UK Blues Awards 2014.  

The self-titled album, Big Boy Bloater and the Limits, released in March 2011, (featuring special guest appearances from Imelda May and jazz-funk legend Snowboy) attracted much critical acclaim. The self-penned numbers showed not only great musicianship but a maturity in style.

Bloater quickly followed this up with a brand new album The World Explained, which went Top 5 on the Amazon and iTunes Blues Download charts and has received some great reviews from the roots community and further afield. It was picked as one of the Classic Rock Blues magazine’s Top 50 releases of 2012, also garnering a spot in the Editor’s personal picks of the year.

With the support of Mascot Label Group/Provogue, Team Rock Radio, music celebrities as Jools Holland, Mark Lamarr, Greg Charles and world famous musicians as Paul McCartney, Imelda May and Paloma Faith, Big Boy Bloater and The LiMiTs are ready for the next step in their career with the release of Luxury Hobo on February 26.

TRACKLIST CD:

01.    Devils Not Angels
02.    It Came Out Of The Swamp
03.    I Love You (But I Can't Stand Your Friends)
04.    The Devils Tail
05.     I Got The Feeling Someone's Watching Me
06.     Luxury Hobo Blues
07.     Robot Girlfriend
08.     All Things Considered
09.    Not Cool Man