Thee Sacred Souls - Got a Story to Tell [Magenta LP]

DAPTONE RECORDS

£23.38

Format: LP(MAGENTA)
Catalogue No.: DAP078LPX
Barcode: 823134907812
Release Date: 04 Oct 2024
Genre: Soul/R&B

Limited edition INDIES ONLY ‘Magenta’ vinyl with DL code. Black vinyl with DL code.CD = Digipack CD

‘A SUPERB RECORD THAT MINES THE LATE 60s/EARLY 70s MOTOWN AND PHILLY GROOVE SOUND’ 4/5 RECORD COLLECTOR

‘THE SAN DIEGO THREE-PIECE REIMAGINE THE LATE-60’S/EARLY-70’S PERIOD AT MOTOWN AND PHILLY GROOVE WHEN SINGERS WITH GOSSAMER-LIGHT TENORS AND FALSETTOS CROONED AND WAILED AND PLEADED OVER PALATIALLY ARRANGED BACKGROUNDS’ - 4/5 MOJO

The highly anticipated follow-up to Thee Sacred Souls' breakout 2022 self-titled debut, Got A Story To Tell, features 12 all original new songs, a soaring statement of exquisite craftsmanship from this young band from San Diego whose story grows bigger by the day.

Recorded and produced by Gabriel Roth at Penrose Recorders, in Daptone’s Riverside, CA studio, and written in the throes of supporting their 2022 album, which was met with significant excitement and major touring that brought them across the world.

THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM (DAP074) EARNED THEM AN APPEARANCE ON ‘LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND’ AND THE FOLLOWING ACCOLADES:

4/5 REVIEW IN MOJO : “SUPERB GABE ROTH-PRODUCED DEBUT FROM THE SAN DIEGO TRIO. THE 12 SONGS MAKING UP THEIR SELF-TITLED FIRST ALBUM ARE BROAD IN SCOPE AND FULL OF INDIVIDUAL FLOURISHES’’

MOJO ‘RISING’ FEATURE : ‘There’s a timeless quality to Thee Sacred Souls’ brown-eyed soul’

8/10 REVIEW IN UNCUT : ‘THEE SACRED SOULS OFFER MUSIC OF TERRIFYINGLY HIGH QUALITY. THIS FULLY FORMED DEBUT IS INCONTESTABLE EVIDENCE OF AN IMPORTANT NEW ACT’

4/5 RECORD COLLECTOR: “Self-Titled debut drawing on Chicago and Philly and delivered in Lane’s expressive falsetto voice, part Al Green, part Aaron Frazer’’

What swirls together on Got A Story To Tell is an appreciation of decades of soul music, and beyond - a sound and feel that is timeless, lived in, and very much in the now. Album opener “Lucid Girl” champions independent women, set to some of the toughest sounding drums and bass the band has yet to put to tape. “Waiting On The Right Time” slinks with a touch of slow-burning psychedelia. A plea for empathy punctuates “One and the Same,” with Lane singing: “We’re one and the same, I feel one day / We learn to live with each other / In love, not fear / Just for a moment, why can’t we be together.” “On My Mind” is a sweeping orchestration, with Lane navigating the complexities of finding happiness while balancing the good with the bad.

The album is punctuated with strings and squelching guitar, trundling piano, pops of conga, horns - it makes for a thrilling, layered listen that rewards with multiple spins.

They're doing a mini tour around the album for promo opps : Sep 16 - Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall Sep 19 - London, UK - Jazz Cafe

SIDE A 1 Lucid Girl 2 Price I’ll Pay 3 Live for You 4 On My Mind 5 Waiting on the Right Time 6 Losing Side of Love SIDE B 7 Somebody Knew 8 My Heart is Drowning 9 Stuck in the Mud 10 In the Mirror 11 One and the Same 12 I’m So Glad I Found You, Baby