Hyson Green | "The Needle And The Groove"

Hyson Green are two brothers from the East Midlands. Not exactly the most glamorous place to be brought up and we were too young to have gone to the infamous Dungeon Club in Nottingham but are heavily influenced by many who appeared there in its heyday. The songs on the new album hark back to that time – the time of blue eyed English soul. No Spotify, no iTunes, no CD's just a cheap record player or, in the posh room, maybe a radiogram with the ubiquitous Max Bygraves or James Last LP of your mum and dad's.

It's the time when you could put multiple singles on and pretend you were a DJ or at the local youth club. Dancing with your mates hoping you'll be able to get enough nerve to ask that particular girl for s dance and, if you're really lucky, a kiss and a cuddle at the end of the evening. It's the sound of our youth mixed with the wisdom of age.

The Needle And The Groove is our new album out now on Nub Records which follows on from our last, well received Lost In The World album. This time we’ve added a few friends - bluesman Corey Stevens and avant-pop singer Korilynn join us - and we remain influenced by The Staples, Marvin, Boz Scaggs, Bobby Womack, Jess Roden, and Robert Palmer amongst others. Recently we’ve been working with our friends at Silver Moon and their remixes of songs from the new album have been going down a storm – check out David Holmes radio show to hear what he thinks of this great partnership.

Hyson Green make music for grownups. Its about relationships, it’s about looking back with joy and looking forwards with hope, knowing that sometimes things don’t work out quite as you plan them.

In these difficult times we now live in what we need now is some uplifting old style new rhythm and blues. Welcome to today. Welcome to yesterday. Welcome to the future. Get lost in this music. Get lost in this world. Put the Needle on the Groove! And welcome to the world of Hyson Green.