FIRST UNDER THE NAME CRADLE TRIO, THE AUSTRIANS TRUMER–KONRAD–MARBLER HAVE BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 2016. NOW PERFORMING AS CRADLE COLLECTIVE, THEY STAND AS ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL AND REVITALIZING BLUES ROCK ACTS IN EUROPE. THEY JOIN A LIST OF AUSTRIAN BLUES MUSICIANS SUCH AS THE LEGENDARY “SIR” OLIVER MALLY (WHO CONTRIBUTES HIS GUITAR TO ONE OF THE TRACKS ON THIS ALBUM), PETER KERN OR MORITZ GAMPER, AS WELL AS BANDS LIKE BLAU AG, AUSTRIAN BLUES COMBO OR THE HOODOO MEN. CRADLE COLLECTIVE BRING FRESHNESS AND ENERGY. TRUMER’S GUITAR WORK (HE RELEASED A SOLO ALBUM "NO REASON TO HIDE" IN 2020) PLAYS A DECISIVE ROLE IN THE BAND’S SOLID SOUND, WHILE BASS AND DRUMS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SIMPLICITY AND CLARITY SO THESE SONGS AVOID REPETITION OR CONFUSION : STRAIGHTFORWARD MUSIC WITHOUT ADDITIVES, CONTEMPORARY BLUES, A POWER TRIO TRUE TO THE ROOTS. "CITY OF BLUES" IS AIMED AT ANY FAN IN SEARCH OF UNINHIBITED SENSATIONS.