Thursday, 27 May 2021

Dark Roast [2021] - Dark Shades Hiding Sharp Eyes / Stuff I Need To Say [Jazzland Recordings]


This one will make the purists wince, but it does have all the right ingredients but, as Eric Morecombe would have said, 'not necessarily in the right order!

Neo Northern Soul from Oslo, which to my ears is let down by the blue-eyed vocals, not that they are bad, they just aren't soulful, which transforms it into a pop tune. The 'wally' dancing in the video doesn't help it's cause either, which I assume are supposed to be 'tongue in cheek' as it's 'dad dancing' by youngsters, otherwise it just reinforces the stereotype that 'White Men Can't Dance'!

They have a new album (their second) "Going Back, Moving Up!" dropping tomorrow (28 May 2021) and have released a video for one of the tracks from it "Stuff I Need To Say". It's more of a funky track which reminds me a bit of Jamiroquai.

"Dark Shades Hiding Sharp Eyes" appears to be the lead single from the album.

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Details
Rating: 7
Genre/Style: Neo Northern Soul / Neo Funk
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Jazzland Recordings
Cat No: None
Year: 07/05/2021
Key/BPM: 5A/141 / 2A/156
Value: £1

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