New releases // Sep 2, 2016

The Frightnrs

Nothing More to Say

  • Purple Splatter vinyl available exclusively at the Daptone Shop.
September 2, 2016
12" Album / Daptone Records / Dub, Reggae, Soul
Crafted under the meticulous eye of black-belt reggae mastermind/producer Victor Axelrod (AKA Ticklah), Nothing More to Say is a rocksteady masterpiece the likes of which has not reared its head since the golden era of Studio One. However, you’ll find no imitation here - none of the faux-jamaican cliches of lesser reggae bands. Like all things Daptone, this record is above all soulful and honest. With the exception of two soul covers (both from the Daptone catalog: Bob & Gene’s "Gotta Find a Way” and Saun and Starr’s “Gonna Make Time”,) the record is populated by original compositions of the highest order. They are simply great songs, and though their treatment here is masterful, each one of them has the melodic and lyrical substance to hold its own in any genre. “Till Then” invokes the coquettish hyper-rhymes of top-form Smokey Robinson, while “Hey Brother” sounds like it fell off the desk of Gamble and Huff, and “Purple” defies any comparison at all. From the first cracking snares of “All My Tears” through the final pulsing echoes of “Dispute,” the murderous rhythms of Rich Terrana (drums,) and brothers Preet and Chuck Patel (bass and piano, respectively) can be heard chunking mercilessly towards oblivion as Dan Klein pours his endearing poetry over the top like some other-worldy falsetto potion. The combination is a sound birthday-suit raw, mesmerizing, infectious, and above all, lovely. This record will long be treasured by lovers of reggae, lovers of soul and lovers of love.
Tracklist:
  • 1. All My Tears
  • 2. Nothing More To Say
  • 3. Gotta Find A Way
  • 4. What Have I Done
  • 5. Purple
  • 6. Trouble In Here
  • 7. Till Then
  • 8. Lookin For My Love
  • 9. Hey Brother (Do Unto Others)
  • 10. Gonne Make Time
  • 11. Dispute

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