Amplified soul (2014)/ Incognito

"Though it doesn't feature Maysa Leak or any collaborator on the level of 2010's "Transatlantic R.P.M." contributors like Chaka Khan, "Amplified Soul" certainly isn't short on powerful and uplifting lead vocal turns. Band leader Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick works with some names familiar to Incognito fans and continues to keep it fresh with new voices. Most notably, there's the underexposed Deborah Bond on the gorgeoulsy rolling "I See the Sun". Melonie Crosdale leads "Rapture," another beaming, kicked-back groove that stands with the group's best work. They take it back a little farther than their typical mid-'70s to early-'80s well of inspiration for the strutting "Hats (Makes Me Wanna Holler)," one of their funkier straight-R&B songs. As usual, Maunick either wrote or co-wrote all the original material, and there's a cover -- a festive version of Atlantic Starr's 1985 single "Silver Shadow," fronted by Vanessa Haynes." (Andy Kellmann, Allmusic; 4 uit 5 sterren)

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