Don't let the faux boy band cover of this one put you off, because this is a damn soulful little album!! Damn's groove is sharper, a wicked blend of funky beats, smooth Soul instrumentation, and some surprisingly wonderful blue-eyed Soul vocals, all bubbling beautifully at a level that's right up there with some of our favorite Soul from the contemporary underground. The songwriting is great, filled with great hooks, and the instrumentation's a cool blend of older Raw Fusion beat-heavy modes, and some warmer Soul touches that are especially welcome, and which really show a depth to the group's music. We really wish they'd come up with a hipper cover for this one, but after the first few grooves of the record, we can more than forget what the thing looks like, and just enjoy the quality of the music. Things are so solid, we might almost rank this one up with Jazzanova's excellent album for Verve, and also mention that it's got a few Lewis Taylor-like touches at times too!!
Tracklisting:
1. Get Your Grown Man On
2. You're The Light For Me
3. Country Ways
4. Headstone
5. I'm Not Going To Live A Day Without You Girl
6. Let's Zoom In
7. Disco Lady
8. One Day
9. That's No Way To Play The Bongos
10. Man Is Not A Bird feat. Rubén Juárez
11. Rattle My Brain
12. Winter Letter
13. Another Language Died
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2 comments:
Really uncool to post this CD, if you ask me!
And without a decent write-up, just ripping off Dusty Groove, that's even more uncool...
Come check out the free 4BB/Damn! EP right here:
http://4bbweekly.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/week-40-damn-right/
And there's also a free Damn! Remix EP available here:
http://4bbweekly.wordpress.com/remix-ep/
Support the artists!
Like school on a Sunday...no class!
/L
Thanks for introducing me to this fine band!
Coldstruck
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