If you wait long enough every genre will be revived for a new generation of music fans. Over the past 15 years Ska, Swing and Folk have all seen various levels of new attention. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are currently leading the pack of a new wave of 70’s Soul/Funk/Motown sound that has been sorely missed. Well, maybe not… I mean the Motown music from the 70’s was so amazing that you’d almost think there is no need for a revival of the sound. Luckily Sharon Jones and her band are the real deal. Listening to the music you’d swear it was actually recorded in the same era as the classics that everyone is familiar with. The band is based out of Brooklyn (which is where it seems all the coolest bands are these days…) and their latest album is 2010’s I Learned The Hard Way. For your listening pleasure is the first single and title track, continue reading...
Brooklyn psychedelic-funk combo, Chin Chin, leaked a new single called “GG and the Boys” yesterday, offering the first glimpse of an upcoming album to be released on Definitive Jux records early next year. OkayPlayer described the track as “The Love Boat meets “Computer Love,” with a flavoring of 70s inspired soul and funk.” continue reading...
Pigeonhole Carrie Rodriguez at your peril. Sure, she’s done a lot of duets. She plays a fiddle (a mean one at that.) She’s recorded songs with a pleasing, folksy twang. But don’t think you know what you’re getting. continue reading...
