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James hunter six nick of time

3/11/2020

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​The James Hunter Six (from the album Nick of Time available on Daptone Records)
There is a goal for The James Hunter Six….Soul immersion. The UK-based sextet are a time capsule of sounds, re-imagining 1960’s-era Soul music for a 2020 entertainment world. The James Hunter Six present their latest Daptone Records release, Nick of Time, steeped in rhythms and the Blues. The album brews a concoction the seduces on a Caribbean breeze with the acoustic Soul of “Paradise for One”, steering into a Blue-noir Jazz in “Till I Hear It from You”, channeling community activism as a call-to-action with “Brother or Other”, and passes over a promise with a Cha-Cha beat in “Can I Change Your Mind”. The James Hunter Six carry a torch for the music of an era when Soul music spread its wings, adapting and incorporating various styles as accessories for its sound.
 
James Hunter was done with schooling from a traditional education system by sixteen years of age, studying the Blues with blue-collar jobs and street busking, landing a gig as guitarist/background vocalist for Van Morrison for two albums (A Night in San Francisco and Days Like These) and tours in the early 1990’s. Life experiences tell the story when Nick of Time gets down on one knee to ask “How ‘Bout Now”, puts one spotlight on the dance floor to the slow turns of “Never”, throws shade with the dark moods wondering “Who’s Foolin’ Who”, and ties itself to the ground as it draws a line in the sand with “Ain’t Goin’ Up in One of Those Things”. A soft Soul shuffle ala Sam Cooke urges “Take It as You Find It” while The James Hunter Six surrender for “Missing in Action”, admitting defeat in “Can’t Help Myself”, and walking with the ghost of Willie Deville through “He’s Your Could’ve Been” as Nick of Timedusts off a Memphis groove on its title track.
 
Listen and buy The James Hunter Six from AMAZON
 
Visit The James Hunter Six website for more information
 
 

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