Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

3 Nov 2010 / Roundhouse Main Space

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are already well-known as one of the most exciting acts for both their explosive live shows and prolific output of gritty studio recordings. Their breakout release, ‘100 Days, 100 Nights’, sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. In April the band released ‘I Learned the Hard Way’, their fourth full-length on Brooklyn’s independent Daptone Records. The record marks a bold step forward for a band who almost single-handedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound.

‘I Learned the Hard Way’ - produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios - drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax. Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness and melodic command set her firmly alongside Tina Turner, James Brown, Mavis Staples and Aretha as a fixture in the canon of soul music. From the lush Philly-soul fanfare that ushers in ‘The Game Gets Old’ at the top of the record, to the stripped down Sam Cooke-style ‘Mama Don’t Like My Man’ at the tail, the Dap-Kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline. ‘I Learned the Hard Way’ is the Daptone sound at its finest.

Tickets: £22.50 (advance) £25.00 (door)
Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult

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