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Brothers and Sisters, it's time to put aside that record you've been trying to get down with and get down with this! Sharon Jones and the
Dap-Kings are about to turn you on to their New Brand of Dynamite Soul. As the top featured act in the Daptone Funk & Soul Revue, Sharon Jones has earned a reputation as the Baddest Soul
Sister on the circuit, electrifying audiences from coast to coast with her Funky Dynamic Soul Energy. I mean she comes on Strong and Funky! The first single "Got A Thing On My Mind" was an
overnight smash hit on dance floors and radio stations across the nation, and with exciting new rhythms and dances like the "Dap Dip", this record is destined to do the same. Sharon Jones, Sharon
Jones. This sister is B-A-D!
In a desert of computerized over-produced faux-R&B, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' "Naturally" is a cool glass of water for anyone
thirsty for Real Soul and Funk Music. On this, their sophomore release on Brooklyn's own independent Daptone Records, they have succeeded in transcending the boundaries of time to bring us face
to face with the naked body of vintage Soul.
From the first track, a funk-infused shuffle, the Dap-Kings carve a deep and heavy groove which only gets deeper and heavier as the needle cuts further into the flesh of the album. Through ten
solid tracks, “Naturally” explores the many moods and tempos of a group that is quickly earning a reputation as one of the
hottest live acts across the nation, stretching their versatility to map out the full panorama of the idiom in which they so effortlessly reside. They are able to bring us back to 1970 not with
the usual bell-bottomed conventions and wah-wah clichésemployed by so many retro-funk wannabe’s, but by reaching back to the original source of all that good music: sincerity, integrity, melody, and an unwavering loyalty to rhythm.
In arrangements punctuated by bold horns and tastefully accented with piano, vibes, and strings, the Dap-Kings road-tight rhythm section expertly frames the skeleton of a classic Soul album,
breathing life into a body of songs penned exclusively for Sharon Jones’s unique voice. In turn, she masterfully and instinctively reaches beyond the basic melodies into her gospel-soaked roots to pour every drop of herself into
each note that passes her lips, elevating the music from craft to art. With every moan she reminds us that before Whitney, Mariah, and Jay-Z, there was Tina, Aretha, and J.B.
Whether it’s the hard-hitting funk of “My Man Is A Mean Man”
you crave or the transporting balladeering of “Stranded” or “All Over Again”, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ “Naturally” is destined to occupy a permanent space in your heart and in your record collection.