Better For You, by Chris Antonik

Better For You

by Chris Antonik

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Featuring guests such as two-time Grammy award-winner Mike Mattison (The Derek Trucks Band, The Tedeschi-Trucks Band), Blues Music award-nominee Shakura S’Aida, and Steve Marriner (MonkeyJunk).

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1.	Long Way To Go (feat. Steve Marriner) 04:37	buy track
2.	Turn To Shine 04:01	buy track
3.	Come From a Good Place (feat. Shakura S'Aida) 03:58	buy track
4.	Broken Man (feat. Mike Mattison) 04:45	buy track
5.	Have A Good Time (feat. Josh Williams) 04:12	buy track
6.	Shake Me Down 04:16	buy track
7.	Better For You 04:44	buy track
8.	Nothing I Can Do 05:36	buy track
9.	Tell Me What You Need 04:23	buy track
10.	So Tired 04:40	buy track
11.	I'll Help You Through 03:36	buy track

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Chris Antonik's sophomore album Better for You was hailed by critics as “the best Canadian blues-rock album of 2013, “one of the finest releases from the Great White North in many a year”, and “a masterpiece”, with American Blues Scene calling it the “sound of someone taking the blues to a new place”. Touring the US, Canada and UK extensively, Chris has played major blues festivals and notable venues such as San Francisco’s Biscuits & Blues, Buddy Guy’s Legends Blues Fest (Chicago), Calgary International Blues Festival, and many others – selling out the 02 Academy (Sheffield) for the HRH Blues Festival, and headlining the UK’s Upton Blues Festival. Drawing comparisons for his guitar work and stage-show to BB King, Eric Clapton and Joe Bonamassa, one reviewer dubbed him "the Canadian Gary Clark Jr ... this is how modern blues should sound."

Chris has performed at major blues festivals and venues across Canada and the US, including performances at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago (for the 2015 Buddy Guy's Legends Blues Festival), and Biscuits & Blues in San Francisco. In 2016, Chris returned to Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago, and also undertook his first UK tour. In 2018, Chris undertook his second successful UK tour, with sold-out appearances, and again performed on stage with Buddy Guy at his club in Chicago.

Get ready for more from Chris Antonik in 2022 - the best is truly yet to come!

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released May 10, 2013

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Chris Antonik Toronto, Ontario

“One of the best artists we’ve heard from the Great White North.” (American Blues Scene)

"Classic modern blues ... made with wisdom and style. Antonik has a transcendent understanding of modern electric blues.” (Indie Folk Americana)

"...[t]he future of the blues" (Blues Underground Network)

Toronto-based Chris Antonik blends innovative, thoughtful songwriting with stunning blues guitar work. ... more

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