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!
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| 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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