Crushed Velvet & The Velveteers is an alter ego for Alan Evans, the
co-founder and drummer of trio Soulive who have released almost two
dozen albums since 1999 and are still going strong with two albums
released this year. He's also released a couple of solo albums and four
under the moniker The Alan Evans Trio.
This guy's output is phenomenal, he must have released at least 30 albums
in 20 years as a producer, recording engineer, guitarist, percussionist,
vocalist and writer!
Evans set up his own label Vintage League Music in 2019 with Robert
Fleming (singer/guitarist of UK funk group Crowd Company who have featured on Craig Charles Funk And Soul Show).
This is the second Crushed Velvet & The Velveteers album, the
first "The Big One" which was a concept movie soundtrack, was released in
2011 on P-Vine.
When Evans wasn't touring with Soulville he would write songs and those
that he felt weren't suitable for Soulville, and didn't want to release
under his own name, he has released as Crushed Velvet & The
Velveteers. He also released an album with Matador Soul Sounds "Get Ready"
in 2018.
"Good Thing" was released as a single last year (5 Jun 2020) (and
contains elements of The Temptations funk classic "Papa Was A Rolling
Stone" towards the end) followed by "As Far As We Know" in July.
The album contains retro soul/funk tracks. The top tracks, for me, are the deep soul ballad "You Are My Home" featuring Kim Dawson and the single
"As Far As We Know" featuring Brother GoodLove.
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| Rating: | 8 |
| Genre/Style: | Retro Soul/Funk |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Vintage League Music |
| Cat No: | None |
| Year: | 18/06/2021 |
| Value: | £7.92 |
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