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"Gotta Get Over," from Eric Clapton, who is touring this Spring, was released this week from his new album, Old Sock.
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We love the Alabama Shakes, and Brittany Howard is taking the recording world by storm. Grammy nominated Best New Artist, Best Rock performance (Hold On), and Best Recording Package for the debut album, Boys and Girls, Howard is just getting started in mesmerizing audiences, as she belts out her naturally hip voice. Ghana to Nashville, singer-songwriter, Ruby Amanfu joins her in a great collaboration, which will be released on Third Man Records, a label produced by Jack White.
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Biography/Press Release:
February 25, 2013
Leonard Friend is the R&B/Pop persona of musician/songwriter/producer Alex Feder. After the demise of his previous band, The XYZ Affair, Feder moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and Leonard Friend was born. Since launching the project he has received acclaim from Nylon Magazine, MTV Buzzworthy, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, DJ Booth, and many more. His second EP, LXLF, was released on February 25th.
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It's official. Joe has joined the Los Angeles-based group, Rock Candy Funk Party (RCFP).
Those guest appearances permitted Bonamassa to escape the demands of a busy solo career, a chance to be "one of the guys." Moreover, it seemed the ultimate excuse to step outside his comfort zone and explore his "home-stuff" more in-depth. The end result: We Want Groove.
In summer 2012, five supremely talented musicians entered Tal Bergman's (producer, drummer) studio for the "sheer joy of making music." Prepared with basic song ideas, Bergman says, "The concept of this record had everything do with interplay...Where everybody feeds off each other, reacts, and captures the moment." Similarly, Bonamassa says of the project, "Making this record was a great opportunity for me to do something I really enjoyed...I'm hoping to show people another side to me."
Note for note, We Want Groove is a nine track (eight originals and one cover) instrumental music time machine, which revisits the jazz-funk sound made popular in the 1970s and 1980s, when Jazz morphed into a new genre, one with a danceable rhythm, with its addition of a strong back beat (or groove), electrified sounds and use of synthesizers. I recall Herbie Hancock, Kool & The Gang and George Benson tunes featuring that upbeat, "feel good" dance swing.
From beginning to end, We Want Groove is delightfully rhythmic--a kaleidoscope of funk/jazz and rock melodies, wherein decades of stylistic influence are seamlessly fused in one setting. Music connoisseurs and newcomers alike will want to hear more from this supergroup.
Read the Track by Track review of We Want Groove here!
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