Album review: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' Give the People What They Want
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[Grade: B+] By now we know what to expect from Jones and co. and Give the People What They Want (Daptone) does what the title says.
Sharon jJnes & The Dap-Kings | B+
By now we know what to expect from Jones and co. and Give the People What They Want (Daptone) does what the title says. The band’s output is so reliably strong, their emulation of iconic ’60s-vintage soul so effortless, that it’s dangerously easy to take them for granted, even given the circumstances surrounding this album’s postponement: Jones’ recent (triumphant!) battle with pancreatic cancer. The passion in these grooves and especially in her powerhouse voice, makes it hard to imagine anything holding this band back.
