"New Zealands Darren Watson has crafted a beautiful album in Saint Hildas Faithless Boy (Red Rocks Records), a set of backward-looking (but by no means retro) blues recorded with a bracing, contemporary sonic treatment. Watson pops his guitar strings like Johnny Guitar Watson on"She Got It All", mines soulful, Robert Cray territory on"Love Is An Ocean", and channels Howlin Wolf in full, stomping intensity on"A Desperate Man". Dig the swampy roots-rocker"He Dont Love You", the serpentine"The Bitter Suite", and the acoustic slide reading of"My Love Will Never Die" - leagues from Otis Rushs original stylistically, right there emotionally. Watsons hearty vocal approach sounds utterly honest. The supporting cast is superb." ~ BLUES REVUE