Nea & The Regulars [2023] - Cosmic Inconvenience [In Spite Of The Cold Weather Records] (Full Album)

A new group to us is Trondheim (Norway) based Nea & The Regulars who released their debut album "Cosmic Inconvenience" on 10 Mar. We came across it on Bandcamp which gave a release date of 3 Oct (month and day must have been transposed). 

They are an 8 piece group of musicians from varied backgrounds from garage rock to jazz who place themselves musically somewhere between Stevie Wonder and Hiatus Kaioyte and have been playing live for the last two years. 

To date, prior to the album, they have released just two singles, the first in Oct '22 ("Snake Eye Popsicle") followed by another ("Opaline") in Jan '23, both included on the eight track album.

They have a unique tight, contemporary, funky sound with elements of jazz and neo soul. The opening track ("Social Butterfly Baby") reminds us of "Funky Nassau" (Beginning of the End) as it intros. However, they transition into neo soul/jazz for half of the tracks (i.e. "Brunswick" "Opaline", "mmm" and "Untitled Cosmic Nihilistic Rant" in particular).

A very nice album which is too good to be missed so let's hope the first play / one play merchants don't ignore it because, God forbid, it's now two months old!

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Details

Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul / Jazz / Funk
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	In Spite Of The Cold Weather Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	10/03/2023
Price:	£7.92

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