Brother Sinner and the Whale

Brother Sinner and the Whale is an album by American blues singer and guitarist Kelly Joe Phelps, released in 2012.

[1] Music critic Thom Jurek praised the release in his Allmusic review, writing "...it's the originals, all rooted in country and blues gospel, that embrace with unflinching honesty a return to Phelps' evangelical roots, but he's older, wiser, repentant.

His bottleneck slide playing and fingerpicking finesse are deft and fluid as ever.

His writing is tight, full of solid melodies, beautiful couplets, biblical poetry, and lithe passages where lyrics and guitars blur and intertwine seamlessly... No matter your spiritual beliefs, it's difficult to fault Phelps for such a warm, inviting, and brave recording.

"[1] All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps unless otherwise noted.