​North Mississippi AllStars (from the album Set Sail

​North Mississippi AllStars (from the album Set Sail available on New West Records) (by Bryant Liggett)
Early on the North Mississippi AllStars banged out Blues at a breakneck speed. It was a formula that caught ears and eyes: a powerhouse trio that blistered through classic Blues cuts. That Punk DIY power may now sit on a backburner, yet NMAS remain just as fierce, these days dropping gallons of groove on their latest Set Sail. A quarter century in and North Mississippi AllStars are a rocking Roots band, fresh as day one.
‘Groove’ is a word that can’t be overused on this album; it is everywhere.  It is all over “Part I” of the title track, a twangy roller that features Lamar Williams Jr. adding vocals along with Luther Dickinson. There’s a Folk, Country vibe to “Bumpin’” and “See the Moon”, which again features Williams along with Sharisse Norman on vocals is a blast of Gospel Funk.
“Didn’t We Have a Time” throws a curve with a dreamy, Pop feel while “Never Want To Be Kissed”, Stax Records royalty and Memphis hometown hero, William Bell, on vocals is a touch of timeless Bluff City R & B, sounding like the Dickinson brothers plucked it out of 1965. “Part II” of the title track is a loose package of horns and Luther playfully plucking the guitar. The fun and funkiest cut of the bunch comes via the laid-back groove of “Juicy Juice.”
North Mississippi AllsStars crafted a formula, and with Set Sail, another drop of fresh Funk that also nods to timeless southern Rhythm & Blues. It’s all in the groove.
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