NEWCASTLE’S Chloe Chadwick finally release her eagerly anticipated, long awaited, debut album, Dustbowl Jukebox this month at the city centre’s Think Tank venue.

Originally from Stoke, Chloe switched the West Midlands for the North-East nearly a decade ago, and, after taking a little time to settle, has found double love in her partner, and her blossoming music career.

The album, entitled Dustbowl Jukebox, epitomises the long and varied journey the double award nominee, for the second successive year, has travelled to get there. Having released her self-titled EP in 2015, two of the tracks appearing on the album, she last month released the single, Love Will Find A Way, as a prelude of what was about to come, a track she stated as being: “The first swallow of spring, a feel good tune that will bring a welcome shot of Vitamin D through the speakers.”

Now if that’s what the single does then expect much more from a ten-track album that includes hits like Big River, recorded in Los Angeles, and Plain Old Jane, among others.

Both tracks are personal favourites of the 32-year-old whose album, created in the years either side of the EP, is a lifelong labour of love, one which sees her add her southerly delights to some northern grit.

“Although there may be the tendency to celebrate this album as a British take on Southern Americana there’s certainly more to this eclectic assortment than simply songs of the sunbelt,” continued Chloe.

“I’ve had a long-standing commitment to this project and it’s a labour of love that is more than twenty years on the making.

“The feeling is though that I’ve delivered on my pledge to write the most authentic and personal account of an everyman’s journey through the trials and tribulations of everyday life.”

With a strong quartet of musicians behind her, Chloe stating with a sheepish grin that her guitarist, Mark Bushell, is to be credited for naming the album, whilst he’s joined by a talented trio in Scott Riby (drums & percussion), Nick Bayes (bass), and James Clarke (keys), they create a formidably unique sound indeed.

“Mark has been with me all the way with this and he came up with the title of the album,” confirmed Chloe.

“I’d like to take the credit for it but it’s all him.

“Basically though Dustbowl highlights the whirlwind of a music career to which I’ve experienced, especially getting to the album release; Jukebox meanwhile is just that, music for everyone – pop, rock, country, blues, soul, so we just figured that it went together quite well.”

During the hectic build-up to the album launch, which takes place in the heart of Newcastle on June 30, Chloe received confirmation that, for the second successive year, she is a double award nominee at the UK Country Radio awards. Taking place in Derby in September Chloe vies with numerous other artists for the UK Country Artist of the Year and Female Country Artist of the Year – the weekend of the awards ceremony also being mother Carol’s birthday so it could turn into some celebration.

Prior to that though she’ll be appearing at this years’ SummerTyne Americana Festival at the Sage Gateshead (on the concourse on July 23) whilst that album launch, supported by Freeman and McDade is shaping up to be something quite special for the country queen.

  • Tickets for the event cost £7 (the album will be on sale on the night for £10) direct from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/400890 and you can see what’s happening in Chloe’s world via her website www.chloechadwick.com, her Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chloechadwickmusic/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/chloechadwickuk.