Tailspin Headwhack

Tailspin Headwhack is the second studio album by American musician Chris Duarte, credited under the Chris Duarte Group.

Reception

The Associated Press praised Duarte's vocals and songwriting, calling the album "one of the most important blues offerings of the year." Writing for AllMusic, Thom Owens called Tailspin Headwhack a "successful second record", noting the album's "hot Texas blues-rock". While he criticized the lack of original material, he praised each single's "energy and passion." Music critic Michael Point noted how the guitar playing in both Tailspin Headwhack and its predecessor Texas Sugar/Strat Magik were "an enlightened extension of Stevie Ray Vaughan's".