Ten years since his acclaimed Alligator's debut album, Don't Call No Ambulance, Selwyn Birchwood surprises with a new collection of songs. From the first track that opens the album (with legend Bobby Rush at the helm), Birchwood takes a step back to his classic roots, to blues without additives, and to the purity of its conception. This time moving away from the blues-rock structures that characterized his previous albums, the Florida bluesman internalizes his personality, offering eleven songs with a direct, uninhibited, and sincere approach. With a band flawlessly backing a musician who bares his sensitivity, Old School reflects a bluesman in his primal state, twelve bars to sustain guitars without excessive prominence, temperate yet dynamic, an exquisite piano presence, and rhythmic backing that maintains its solidity throughout. With four magnificent and groundbreaking albums preceding it, Old School will be a timeless work for this pioneering blues musician of his generation.