OKP Premiere: The Jack Mo...Okayplayer

Okayplayer Premiere: The Jack Moves Strike Funked-Out Gold On Their New Self-Titled LP

Born out of a shared love of vintage boogie soul and modern hip-hop beat production, the partnership of Zee Desmondes and Teddy Powell is bearing funky fruit. The two write and record as The Jack Moves and have been sharing ever-tantalizing snippets of material for years. It’s the product of big ears, hard work and a cramped apartment in Newark, where The Jack Moves writes and records almost all of their material.

This week the duo will celebrate the release of their self-titled LP, a brilliant work fully of soaring vocals, funky lopsided beats and arrangements that fluctuate between maximalist strings and sharp keyboard jabs. Released on Wax Poetics Records, The Jack Moves is a kind of public confirmation of what those-in-the-know have long been up on: Desmondes and Powell have the kind of talent that gets heads nodding, feet moving, eyes watering and hearts pounding. This is funk that blends lightness with depth–it’s bound to get stuck spinning in your brain and never stop.

the opening track,"All At Once",is just heavenly smooth,retro-styled soul music.Very early-70s inspired!!

"Day And Night"

the first single "Doublin' Down"

"Time And Enemy"

Bought it from Amazon, luv it.

Thank you for the directions.