Gorgeous Oldschool Soul From the One and Nines
by delarue
Over the past couple of years, New Jersey retro soul band the One and Nines have been putting out gorgeous, oldschool analog singles – on vinyl! They’ve got a brand-new one out today that’s as warm and memorable as anything else they’ve done. The A-side, Tell Me (an original, not the Stones/Dead Boys song) has scurrying guitar, fat punchy horns and a groove that’s somewhere between soul and oldschool Jamaican rocksteady. Guitarist Jeff Marino takes the lead vocal on this one; at the end,there’s a big, deliciously blustery guitar/trumpet outro. The B-side, Make It Easy, has the One and Nines’ signature sound, and frontwoman Vera Sousa gives it her most buttery, gently irresistible delivery yet. Live onstage, she’s a ferociously intense, Aretha-style performer; this is something of a shock…the best kind. In addition to vinyl, the single is also available in the usual digital formats.
Hi there! Very nice to see my CD Release concert listed. But it’s listed twice on 2 different dates. It’s only happening once on
November 11 (8 pm, Saint Luke’s, 489 Hudson Street. FREE
So yeah–come out and hear a great short program of Barber, Bernstein, Cipullo and maybe we’ll throw in a couple of other things–to celebrate the release of Despite and Still-Melissa Fogarty sings Samuel Barber!
Here’s a review just out:
http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/samuel-barber-joy-and-refrain
Hope to see you. On the ELEVENTH! A memorable date: 11/11/11!
Thank you!
Melissa Fogarty