Wilko Johnson - I Keep It To Myself: The Best Of Wilko JohnsonContinuing his association with the reactivated Chess imprint, the label that issued so many of the tunes that inspired him in his youth, I Keep It To Myself The Best Of Wilko Johnson draws together 25 tracks recorded between 2008 and 2012 by the legendary guitarist and songwriter with backing largely provided by Norman Watt Roy (bass) and Dylan Howe (drums), the same rhythm section that performed on Wilkos enormously successful Going Back Home album

who first released The Chronic in 1992 through their relationship with Death Row Records

The Ballad Of El Goodo (Number One Record)

with live video shot by Brian Lee Hughes and hisåÊcrew of merry gentlemen on an included DVD

regardless of the crazed direction-changes these tracks tend to take off on

all whipped together for a psychedelic journey of a listen

It's definitely got something that the other albums haven‰۪t

albeit with jagged diversions and tangents

The band has existed in some form ever since

‘Depression Cherry’ was co-produced by Chris Coady

Newell felt touched that anyone would be interested

- Jeff Conklin

Kathleen Hanna stealthily assembled the members of The Julie Ruin without any of them realizing exactly what was happening