Starting out the spring weather on a high note and being treated with perfectly complimenting soul music from the likes of the UK’s Tom Funk and it hits all the right marks.
The London-based producer and multi-instrumentalist shares new albumWhat’s It Gonna Be?, drawing on funk, neo-soul, hip-hop, and cosmic soul in the tradition of Marvin Gaye, James Brown, and Lonnie Liston Smith, recorded at Lazy Robot Studio with co-producer Ozan Nidayi.
The ten-track album features an array of collaborators including UK soul legend Omar Lye-Fook, Blue Lab Beats’ David Mrakpor, keyboard playerMatt Cooper, vocalist Andre Espeut, and regular Lazy Robot collaboratorsValentina Russoand Arkansas-based Brae Leni.
Across its tracklist, What’s It Gonna Be? weaves themes of love, longing, and the overwhelm of city life, moving from laid-back funk grooves and hip-hop-flavoured R&B through to jazzy instrumentals and P-funk.