Our new album from Rounder
The marketing blitz is on. Here’s what they have to say over there at the Record Company:
The Soul Rebels get right to the heart of New Orleans music, playing ferocious funk and second line grooves that will lift you out of your seat. They bring fresh elements to the mix – hip hop, go-go and reggae beats – along with some unexpected song selections, all layered on top of a hundred years of street-wise jazz tradition. Each member of this eight piece ensemble brings serious chops to the party. At the forefront of the city’s musical revitalization, the band brings a resurgent energy to Unlock Your Mind, filling it with the most exciting, head-spinning, body-pumping music to emerge from New Orleans in years. Try to stand still . . . we dare you.
File Under: Gets Your Mojo Working
Shakes Your Booty
Gets You Up 2 Get You Down
…though you might want to look under the Pop/Rock Section.
“Described by Village Voice as the ‘missing link between Public Enemy and Louis Armstrong,’ The Soul Rebels Brass Band, as you would imagine, encapsulate a hip hop sensibility while paying full respect to the brass band tradition from which they come. Led by Lumar LeBlanc and Derrick Moss, the New Orleans-based eight-piece produce funky, horn-driven music that immediately invites the listener to party…You may be hard pressed to hear a more vibrant, life-affirming record this year.” BBC
“The repertoire is broad, from the Latin-funky Sweet Dreams Are Made of This, through the Caribbean feel of the title track, the smoky soul-sax sound of I’m So Confused, and the marching-band crackle and yelping brass riffs of Living for the City ” Guardian
“The Soul Rebels succeed transcendently by applying jazz-based intelligence and a synergistic whole-band mentality to easily accessible popular music of both old and new vintage.” Off Beat
Tracks
1. 504
2. Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
3. Turn It Up
4. My Time
5. Unlock Your Mind
6. We Gon’ Take Your Body
7. Night People
8. I’m So Confused
9. Showtime
10. Say Na Hey
11. I Made It
12. Living For the City
13. Let Your Mind Be Free
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