Since the beginning of this year,Jamiroquai has been working on a new album.Eleven tracks have already been recorded.The band recently left Sony Records but according to bandmember Matt Johnson:

"There are offers from different labels,but nothing is decided yet.We want to make a new album first and then see what we will do.The new album will be "fresh"...maybe it will be released by the end of the year but nothing is certain.We have loads of ideas."


I could use some new Jamiroquai jams!

[Edited 4/2/08 6:03am]

Correct thread title : Jamiroquai are working on a new album.

ludwig said:

That's good news. Looking forward to that

It'd be great if Jay Kay could find some time to produce Michael Jackson's next album as well instead of Will I Am, Akon, Ne Yo...zzzzz.....

pjh1972 said:

Indeed!! I don't know why Michael wastes his time with hip-hop producers.That's just not his style.He needs to get back to an Old School funk/disco sound,which Jamiroquai specializes in these days.Their 'A Funk Odyssey' CD came out around the same time as 'Invincible' and I was much more impressed with the Jamiroquai CD.It's a much more "authentic" R&B/dance/funk album,with no traces of hip-hop.That sound would be perfect for Michael!

pjh1972 said:

Me too.I've already worn out my copy of 'Dynamite',although with summer on the way,I'm sure I'll be playing "Seven Days In Sunny June" alot

with no Stuart Zender or Toby Smith..They can keep it !

can't wait

Sweet!! Despite all the stick that they get, particularly Jay Kay, I love their music...something funky for the charts again...more power to them!

SoulAlive said:

Agreed on Funk Odyssey being a better potential Michael Jackson album than Invincible.

Yes, something that sounds more like Off the Wall would be great with disco strings, slapping bass and great harmonies.

Instead, I suspect we're going to get (if it's ever recorded, let alone released) another Invincible with the sort of over fussy, cluttered production that makes it sound like someone was falling down a flight of stairs with a tool kit during the recording.

Space Cowboy Rocks!!!!!

something to look forward too , i digged there last album and there other work

Thats the best thing they ever did..and its 75% because of Stuart Zender and Toby Smith !

mayebelle81 said:

If they keep jamming like they did on the "A Funk Odyssey" and "Dynamite" albums, I will definately be awaiting their new album.

vainandy said:

Sorry,but those two albums aren't in the same league a "Emergency On Planet Earth", "Return Of The Space Cowboy" or "Traveling Without Moving". Pretty much an entirely different band and sound. Just doesn't do it for me.

prettymansson said:

Actually, you will be shocked to know this but Stuart Zender said himself that that is NOT him playing bass on the album version of "Space Cowboy." In an interview that can be found on the forum of his website, www.stuartzender.co.uk, he says that he was away and dealing with personal issues when Jay decided to get a studio pro to record the bass part for the album version of Space Cowboy. Stuart only plays on the version that was released as a single...the one on the video.

I know they aren't like their previous albums, that's the reason I like them better. The previous ones aren't fast enough in tempo, have too much jazz influence, and are the verge of sounding a little artsy/fartsy. The ones I listed are straight out disco/funk made for shaking ass and shaking ass only which is what I've always loved and always will.

vainandy said:[quote]

I know they aren't like their previous albums, that's the reason I like them better. The previous ones aren't fast enough in tempo, have too much jazz influence, and are the verge of sounding a little artsy/fartsy. The ones I listed are straight out disco/funk made for shaking ass and shaking ass only which is what I've always loved and always will.[/quote

Fair enough, but it's like Prince's Dirty Mind through Sign o the Times. No matter what he releases today it just won't stand up to that material.
Emilio319, the video version of Spaced Cowboy is Stuart and much more funky and less jazzy than the album version anyways.

It's about time.Now what are the Brand New Heavies doing?

Im not shocked to hear that..I know stuart personally...
I know the deal with that particular song..Im talking about the album/band feel and direction as a whole..

emilio319 said:

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prettymansson said:

You heard from the source.

yes..Stu is good friends with my friend mark ronson..we have extensively discussed the early jamiroquai days..they were one of all time favorites on their 1st two albums.

MsLegs said:

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prettymansson said:

The earlier albums were more funkier.

MORE REAL !!!!!
Less predictable...
There were brazilian vibes..world music vibes..
Jazz/Funk
Latin..
Classic funk..
and a bit of late 70's disco vibes...
All with more social conscious lyrics..and positive messages.
Now its straight predictable disco grooves with cool basslines and strings..
But, IMO once you have heard a handful of these types of jams they all start to sound the same !! Derivative and one dimensional.and the lyrics mean nothing..
DANCE DANCE DANCE..DRIVE FAST CARS...DRUGS/Trying to get off Drugs...Parties...ect..

MsLegs said:

[Edited 4/2/08 21:47pm]

I didn't even become a Jamiroquai fan until the 'Synchronized' album in 1999.I guess I'm more a fan of their disco/funk phase,as opposed to their earlier acid-jazz phase.Don't get me wrong,I like the first few albums but I have a soft spot for any modern-day artist with an Old School funk/disco sound We need to bring that sound back!! Jamiroquai makes music as if we're still in 1978 and I'm not complaining one bit.They know a thing or two about grooves and unlike most of today's R&B music,there's no hip-hop influence in their music.I appreciate that.Jamiroquai is like a modern-day Chic,Heatwave or Kleeer.'A Funk Odyssey' is my favorite album from this decade.It's a perfect,flawless modern-day disco album.

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THEY ARE NASTAY !!!
No argument from me..but the early days are closer to where my heart is...
Im OLDSCHOOL to the BONE !!!
I even wear flared pants daily since like 1987 !
I can dig the late 70s vibes..But,Those first albums to me were more HEAVY !
More Important..More Groundbreaking !
personally Id rather hear a band do 10 types of grooves that ROCK rather than one that rocks..The 1st two albums will always be the REAL Jamiroquai to me..

SoulAlive said:

I'm an old school Jamiroquai fan. The last two albums were pretty average IMO. The electro/disco thing just isn't happening for me. But now that the shackles of a longterm major record deal are behind them, who knows, maybe they will return to the good-oil Jamiroquai sound? Here's hoping anyway . The last track they released on Sony, "Radio" (a bonus track on the recent Best of album), was one of their best tracks in years IMO, so there's definately promise.

toejam said:

I love "Radio"!! That song absolutely rocks!! Shame on Sony for not releasing it as a single and promoting the hell out of it.It's one of their best songs!!

SoulAlive said:

Sorry, couldn't resist!