You would
think that a 37-year-old band would rest on its laurels... right? No, not
Incognito! The band is as creative and full of fire as it was at its conception
in 1979. A rare feat in these days and times. Their 17th
studio album, “In Search of Better Days”, will have Incognito fans grinning ear
to ear and will be released on June 24th, 2016 on earMusic.
The fresh,
uncompromising, soulful, Jazz-Funk-laden songs and instrumentals that are the
bones of Incognito continue to shine through... and there is more. The sound of
Bluey’s London for over three and a half decades weaves its way throughout this
album and gives it flesh, with splashes of Drum & Bass and Broken Beats,
Rare Groove, Deep Soulful House, and even influences from the Rock and Blues
that were at the heart of the UK scene in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
From the
driving bass of featured guest Stuart Zender on the opening track, you know
that this album is upping the ante and it’s going to be one hell of a good
ride! Imaani, Vanessa Haynes, Tony Momrelle, Katie Leone, Vula Malinga - the
UK’s finest and most soulful voices hit you relentlessly one after the other
with songs that will remain with you from the first hearing. And as if that was
not enough to make this one of Incognito’s best albums, in comes American
chanteuse extraordinaire aka “the voice of Incognito” - Maysa, to seal the
deal!
Other
special guest artists - including pianist Avery Sunshine, drummer Richard
Spaven, cosmic percussionist Jody Linscott, and Japanese guitar legend Tomoyasu
Hotei of Kill Bill fame - leave their indelible marks on this much-anticipated
release.
Bluey’s
songwriting and production senses are as always full-spectrum, steeped in deep,
rich history, bridging the classic sounds of the past and the tonal and sonic
languages of the present and future. These songs of Love, songs of awareness,
questioning, challenging, optimism, joy, and hope are without a doubt some of
his best!
As Bluey
continues blazing his own trail with his ever-expanding community of
top-of-the-line artists, fueled by a passion for storytelling and creating
unity through the Groove, Incognito’s “In Search of Better Days” takes us
there. This album is... Truth!
Tracklist:
1. Love Born
In Flames (Featuring Imaani & Stuart Zender)
2. Just Say
Nothing (Featuring Vanessa Haynes)
3. Everyday
Grind (Featuring Maysa)
4. Racing
Through The Bends (Featuring Maysa)
5. Love’s
Revival (Featuring Tony Momrelle)
6. Selfishly
(Featuring Maysa)
7. Love Be
The Messenger (Featuring Vanessa Haynes)
8. I See The
Light (Featuring Avery*Sunshine)
9. Echoes Of
Utopia (Featuring Stuart Zender)
10. Move It
Up (Featuring Vanessa Haynes)
11. Crystal
Walls (Featuring Katie Leone)
12. Bridges
Of Fire (Featuring Tomoyasu Hotei)
13. All I
Ever Wanted (Featuring Maysa)
14. Better
Days (Featuring Vula Malinga)
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