The Phenomenal Handclap Band have generated a huge buzz, and with an album like this as their introduction to most of the world, it’s no wonder. A wide array of multi-tasking band members gives PHB the ability to emulate one of the major elements of the band’s genesis – club, dance, and DJ music – [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘soul’
July 10, 2009
Album Review: Soulive – Up Here
After setting sail from their funk-jazz roots for a few years, Soulive has re-invented their raw, danceable sound on Up Here. It’s appropriate that 2009 marks their first decade as a band, because it’s taken them a good portion of the last ten years to finally settle down and play some funk a la 1999. [...]
May 28, 2009
Bonnaroo Preview: Grace Potter and The Nocturnals
Nothing is more certain than change. Oh, and that people who see Vermont’s Grace Potter and The Nocturnals (GPN) in concert don’t soon forget the occasion. Potter is a firecracker of sensual and playful energy, and a righteous vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist. She leaves her mark on everyone who catches her in the act, and [...]
February 5, 2009
Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
Black Keys guitarist and songwriter Dan Auerbach has tapped into a separate spring of earthy and electric blues variations on his first solo effort, Keep It Hid (CD – Vinyl – MP3). Written while on tour supporting the Keys’ Dangermouse-helmed Attack and Release album, Keep It Hid displays an organic nature in stark contrast [...]
December 18, 2008
Ray LaMontagne – Gossip in the Grain
Ray LaMontagne’s latest starts with a blast of soulful horns and a sultry rhythm, but that’s by no means an indicator of what follows. Gossip In The Grain brings Ray and his fans back to very familiar territory. Whatever musical accompaniment he chooses, his voice is always the nucleus around which the rest of the [...]
