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Along with the very intentional inflections of 60s soul bass lines and beats, Jonathan Richman should be proud of the fact that in 2011 there’s a band that’ll be drawn along by the charisma of the vocalist. The band’s live show is already an instant hit, and not just for the whiskey swiller on the side of the stage who keeps the tambourine safely packed in a briefcase until needed. And I’m just gonna say it: this song pulls some New York indie heart strings that they weren’t perhaps going for — the minimalism of the instrumental interplay gives off some Interpol heat (so do the suits*). Perhaps the dust has settled long enough on that band for this to be a welcome intrusion back into the wall of scuzz flaking off most of the band’s contemporaries. DOWNLOAD: The Immaculates, “Love Dream” The track comes off the band’s Vol. 1 EP, out (wait for it) October 1 on vinyl from Death Class, October 4 digitally from Famous Class, and October 8 on cassette from Whoa Whoa. Link to Impose
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Along with the very intentional inflections of 60s soul bass lines and beats, Jonathan Richman should be proud of the fact that in 2011 there’s a band that’ll be drawn along by the charisma of the vocalist. The band’s live show is already an instant hit, and not just for the whiskey swiller on the side of the stage who keeps the tambourine safely packed in a briefcase until needed.

And I’m just gonna say it: this song pulls some New York indie heart strings that they weren’t perhaps going for — the minimalism of the instrumental interplay gives off some Interpol heat (so do the suits*). Perhaps the dust has settled long enough on that band for this to be a welcome intrusion back into the wall of scuzz flaking off most of the band’s contemporaries.

DOWNLOAD:

The Immaculates, “Love Dream”

The track comes off the band’s Vol. 1 EP, out (wait for it) October 1 on vinyl from Death Class, October 4 digitally from Famous Class, and October 8 on cassette from Whoa Whoa.

Link to Impose

The Immaculates’ Tumblr describes the band succinctly: “A soul band from New York, N.Y.”, and like that sentence, The Immaculates’ sound is lean, literal, and stripped of everything but the absolute essentials: drums, bass, and vocals. There’s as much Iggy Pop and The Sonics as there is James Brown to front man Jay Heiselman’s smoker’s yowl, and the three members each do their best to embody the epitome of vintage cool, right down to their matching black-and-white suits (the jackets never come off). On “Hey, Joe Kelly,” Heiselman sounds close to tearing his larynx as he wails over Matt Conboy’s wicked funked-up bassline. Perhaps most impressive, though, is Cyrus Lubin’s drumming, whose epic breaks are more technically impressive than they have any need to be. Until recently, The Immaculates’ one-sentence bio was followed by another: “Available for parties.” Hopefully, they still are. Link to Refinery29
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The Immaculates’ Tumblr describes the band succinctly: “A soul band from New York, N.Y.”, and like that sentence, The Immaculates’ sound is lean, literal, and stripped of everything but the absolute essentials: drums, bass, and vocals. There’s as much Iggy Pop and The Sonics as there is James Brown to front man Jay Heiselman’s smoker’s yowl, and the three members each do their best to embody the epitome of vintage cool, right down to their matching black-and-white suits (the jackets never come off). On “Hey, Joe Kelly,” Heiselman sounds close to tearing his larynx as he wails over Matt Conboy’s wicked funked-up bassline. Perhaps most impressive, though, is Cyrus Lubin’s drumming, whose epic breaks are more technically impressive than they have any need to be. Until recently, The Immaculates’ one-sentence bio was followed by another: “Available for parties.” Hopefully, they still are.

Link to Refinery29

There is something special about New York three-piece The Immaculates, and it’s not simply that they’ll be dressed in Sunday’s best when you catch them live. Armed with bass, drum and vocals, when a blistering throwback to classic soul erupts from the stage, you are left with nothing to do but dance. Take “Hey Joe Kelly,” with singer Jay Heiselmann commanding his troops to “play that shit again” over a pumping bass line and some fierce work on the kit. Grab the Vol. 1 EP on vinyl October 1 from Death Class and on digital or cassette from Famous Class and Whoa Whoa respectively October 4 and 8. Download: The Immaculates - Hey Joe Kelly Link to RCRD LBL
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There is something special about New York three-piece The Immaculates, and it’s not simply that they’ll be dressed in Sunday’s best when you catch them live. Armed with bass, drum and vocals, when a blistering throwback to classic soul erupts from the stage, you are left with nothing to do but dance. Take “Hey Joe Kelly,” with singer Jay Heiselmann commanding his troops to “play that shit again” over a pumping bass line and some fierce work on the kit. Grab the Vol. 1 EP on vinyl October 1 from Death Class and on digital or cassette from Famous Class and Whoa Whoa respectively October 4 and 8.

Download:

The Immaculates - Hey Joe Kelly

Link to RCRD LBL


We gave our friends at Famous Class Records a hand full of copies of our new 7” to sell on their website.

get it  HERE while you can

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callahandsome: Funk soul power.
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callahandsome:

Funk soul power.

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