The Prettiest Curse (Vinyl LP) Rhythm & Blues

The Prettiest Curse (Vinyl LP) Rhythm & BluesWith The Prettiest Curse Hinds shrug off any remaining lo fi accusations and unveil a widescreen beast of an album, not so much a shift as a quantum leap in their evolution as a band. This is a record positively bursting with life, with the band finally harnessing the full extent of their pop prowess and unleashing songs which sound bigger, bolder, and more complex than anything they have done before. Which isnt to say they have turned their backs on

the global shutdown forced him to stand still

Idrissa Soumaoro

From Glasgow

though apprehensive to compare it directly to club music

At the time of this release

The early cuts of 'I Like It' and 'Goin' To The Disco' have a more raw approach than the better known and more polished versions

The series is supervised by Chad Kassem

killer instrumentals versions of Rocksteady hits of the day by Alton Ellis

First time on vinyl for 3 songs that didn't make it on to the band's eponymous debut album: "I Came Back Here To Meet You"

After returning home from touring on the back of his 2019 debut album Francis went through a breakup and found himself living in a church

Lloyd Miller first trained himself in the styles of George Lewis and Jimmy Giuffre and cut his first Dixieland jazz 78 rpm record in 1950

Lou Donaldson had already helmed seven Blue Note sessions by the time he made his undisputed masterpiece Blues Walk in 1958