VENICE DAWN レコード& CD

Review: Man of many talents Adrian Younge is something of a musical butterfly. To date, he's worked with an impressive roster of talents, including Ghostface Killah, The Delfonics and Souls of Mischief. Here, he gathers together the other members of Venice Dawn to lay down a follow-up to their acclaimed 2011 debut, Something About April. Like that album, Something About April II takes a widescreen, psychedelic approach to soul, mixing clear Rotary Connection and Harry Nilsson influences with fizzing, pleasingly loose funk instrumentation. Throw in occasional nods to easy listening and Sly Stone, as well as a heap of delicious modern soul vocals, and you have an evocative, heady musical brew that rewards repeat listens.