Name: Stubborn Sons
Brand: New Street Adventure

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ajxcd408

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Download code: No

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-03-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

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Standard:20

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0676499040829

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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New Street Adventure

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Funk / Soul

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Acid Jazz

Acid Jazz is a British label that was established in 1987 by Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson. Although Peterson left in 1989 to form Talkin' Loud, the label continued to thrive under the management of Dean Rudland. The name 'Acid Jazz' was a playful response to the popular 'acid house' movement of the late 80s. Despite its name, Acid Jazz produced records that were not necessarily jazz or acid music, but they quickly became synonymous with 90s style and sophistication. In fact, the term 'acid jazz' began being used to describe any record with a similar vibe. Today, Acid Jazz remains an influential force in the music industry.

Eddie Piller
Gilles Peterson
Dean Rudland

Recorded in a seven-day blitz at Woods Lodge Studios in Essex with Mitch Ayling (The Milk), second album Stubborn Sons doesn’t pull any punches. Opener What’s So Good About Happiness? is an infectious commentary on the perils of social media. Stunning Why Should We Do Anything?, meanwhile, was inspired by savage government cuts to arts funding. Heart-rending ballad One And The Same (a co-write with guitarist Billy Farr) was inspired by public reaction to the Tunisian terror attacks of 2015. Stubborn Sons is anything but a hard-faced polemic, however. Musically, it’s a joy from start to finish, the pulsating grooves, mellifluous Moogs and fuzz guitars nodding to Curtis Mayfield and Gil Scott-Heron while retaining a contemporary edge. Listen to euphoric floor-filler Something More Than This – the sound of John Newman jamming with Tame Impala- and you begin to understand that this is a band destined to fill stadiums.

Stubborn Sons

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