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Review: The sounds of Johnny! have played a significant part in the popularity of afro beat over the last fifteen years. Quietly and tastefully, JJ Whitefield has been responsible for releasing a plethora of Ghanaian rock, including the country's most recent sensations, the incredibly talented Ebo Taylor. Since the 90s, this guys hasn't stopped releasing heat for a single minute, and his collaboration with Now Again has been one of the best and most consistent partnerships of the last decade. Along with Ebo Taylor, his on Henry, and percussionist-singer, Eric Owusu, Whitefield's Johnny! can do absolutely now wrong and, if this new single "Ago" is anything to go by, these guys are among the few making quality afro rock in the present day. The tune is rugged, lo-fi and a little hazy, bringing together elements of Zamrock and psych in the best possible way; there's also an instrumental for you on the flip.

Review: Egon's Now Again imprint prime us for the forthcoming airing of a previously unreleased album from 70s Iowan funk outfit Split Decision Band. "Watchin' Out" was the band's most successful single and has previously passed hands for over $1000 between collectors. Thundering drums, insistent guitars and cool vocal dynamics that know when to let the music do the talking, both versions will slay any dance just as they did 35-40 years ago. We can't wait to hear the album!

Review: Having previously been famed for re-imagining classic soul and funk cuts - albeit with a pleasingly retro-futurist twist - Trish Toledo returns to Now-Again Records with something fresh: a co-composition of her own. In its' original full vocal form, 'Sin Control' is a jangling, atmospheric Spanish-language soul number that combines a loose, languid groove with strummed acoustic guitars, retro-sounding electric guitar licks and Tijuana brass style horns. Over on the flip, guest Molly Lewis comes to the fore on an instrumental take laden with mazy Moog style synth solos and melodic whistling - think Stereolab doing semi-acoustic soul, and you're close.