There isn’t much of a difference in sound between the two with the latter being heavier in terms of its wooden encasing and more often found in Europe than here in the states. As you listen to the remarkable and prominent organ on these tracks, you’ll notice that the instrument is listed as a Hammond C-3, not the customary B-3. “Could’ve Been Good” is as straight-forward a soul-jazz guitar-organ workout as any. Shand’s sturdy electric bassline drives it. “Hot Tub” is (no pun intended) a scintillating instrumental mid-tempo simmer with guest Sheter Pand’s trumpet and trombone being the lone track with horns. The leadoff track “Watchu Want” is the mood-setting introduction to their soul-jazz and boogaloo sound, as they customarily pay tribute to The Meters with the first track of every album they have recorded. The location inspired several titles such as “Let Me in From the Cold,” “Hot Tub,” and “Northern Lights” most directly. The album will be available in streaming formats as well as a CD and 2LP Vinyl.Īs the stunning album artwork attests, the band recorded in the icy realms, specifically the brand-new Floki Studios located down the valley of Eleven Experiences’ Deplar Farm in Troll Peninsula, Iceland.

Band members include organist and keyboardist Joe Tatton, bassist Peter Shand, and drummer Simon Allen. Williams Jr., a respected soul vocalist, also appeared on their charting 2019 Shake It and on the latest North Mississippi Allstars 2022 release, Set Sail. The vocalist for this outing is Lamar Williams, Jr., son of The Allman Brothers bassist, Lamar Williams.

The quartet often collaborates with different vocalists and mixers. Like that one, this is a Color Red project, this time in conjunction with the debut of a boutique label, Eleven Experience.

Leader and guitarist Eddie Roberts was an integral member of the organ-guitar trio we covered last year, WRD and their album Hit. If the band name is unfamiliar, at least a couple of the band members won’t be. The New Mastersounds, while new to this writer and maybe some of you, have been plying their craft of soul and funk for over two decades now through seventeen albums.

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