Open your mind and be propelled to the deep outer rims of your soul with this new album by the New Orleans legend Willie West. The man might be best known for his work with Allen Toussaint and The Meters in the 60’s and 70’s, but more recently his underground hit “The Devil Gives Me Everything” has become popular among lowrider soulies and younger generation beatheads.

On the “Lost Soul” album, Willie is backed by the same gut-wrenching, always-in-the-back-pocket rhythms of The High Society Brothers Band, the same soul-investigating force that supplied the beat for the successful Nicole Willis and Myron & E albums.