The last time Romi Mayes released an album, she recorded 2011’s Lucky Tonight in one take in front of a live audience. The bluesy Winnipeg songwriter has now gone back to a more traditional studio approach with Devil on Both Shoulders, which is due out on May 12.
The album was produced by Grant Siemens (of Corb Lund’s band the Hurtin’ Albertans). “His impeccable sentimentalities really brought the groove and the flow to the album,” Mayes said in a statement about her producer. “There was so much respect, trust, and commitment to the end result that we worked together flawlessly. His confidence in me as a songwriter and a singer brought out my best, and pushed me to a higher level of writing and performance.”