Leírás
R&B, Soul, Doo Wop, Lowrider, Sweet Soul, Souldies,
Limited edition NARANCS színű bakelit lemez LP kiadvány, 2026-os album.
If you were to ask Joey Quiñones where he found inspiration for his music, you wouldn’t have to look far from where the East LA son grew up. Listen to his work, and you’re transported to a two-block radius of his neighborhood—from the liquor store to Sign of Music record store on Whittier Boulevard and back to a homie’s house. In those two blocks, you hear cumbia blaring from the stores, punk rehearsals from a garage, oldies drifting from a neighbor’s yard—a sensory overload that follows you home, all those genres singing in your head at once.
This isn’t a revelation to longtime fans of Quiñones‘ music. He has established himself as a premier interpreter of his generation, dedicating his career to offering his unique perspective on the Chicano soul songbook. But before Thee Sinseers, before the lush orchestrations and pitch-perfect harmonies that became his signature, Quiñones cut his teeth leading various backing bands for visiting Jamaican ska and dancehall acts touring Southern California. He describes those years as reggae college, getting yelled at by every Jamaican artist who had a record out. Those years of apprenticeship in rock steady and roots reggae would inform everything that followed—and on his new solo record Inna Soul Steady Situation, Quiñones finally showcases those influences front and center.
That quintessential blending of styles rings out immediately on the opening track „Soul Steady Situation” — Quiñones’s vocals enter like a selector toasting over the riddim, an alarm call announcing his intentions with an urgency that feels club-ready and immediate. Then comes the classic drum fill, dropping into a rock steady groove that establishes the vibe: this is dancehall-infused soul meant for movement, not just contemplation. It’s a deliberate departure from Thee Sinseers‘ lush orchestrations, stripped down to showcase the Jamaican foundations that have always lived beneath Quiñones’s work.
Before you know it, you’ve taken off on a sonic soul spaceship with Quiñones at the helm, supported by his two-person crew: Eric Johnson from Thee Sinseers on saxophone and Eleazar from the Brown Boyz on piano, as you cruise across silver-lined clouds and dip your toes into dreamy moonlit grooves found on „Don’t Let Go,” „Driftin'” and „One More Night.”
YouTube video:
„There Must Be Something”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28zo12fVzsU
„Driftin'” (official audio): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp94xQvVIQg
Felvételek:
LP:
1. Soul Steady Situation
2. Guess That’s Just Loving You
3. There Must Be Something 03:30
4. Don’t Let Go 04:21
5. In My Arms
6. For You 03:24
7. Driftin’ 04:01
8. Don’t Be Late
9. Bolsita
10. One More Night
11. Situation 2
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