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The Slow Music Movement

Zoe's Shanghai - Undergrowth (Naïve)



Zoe’s Shanghai dropped their first release in 2019, three years after I’d left Barcelona or else I’d have definitely seen them in concert a few times by now. So much modern soul is a producer driven affair, so it’s always nice to see a live outfit alongside the button pushers. I also know which one I’d prefer to see in concert.


The new EP is an expansive, genre fluid affair tied together by Zoé Renié Harris’s voice and excellent guitar work. Apart from her soul voice thread, the quartet keep you on your toes at all time; pretty much anything can and does happen.


Steady grooves suddenly morph into dub riddims, slow late night lover’s delights decide to double time & then explode into glowing soundscapes before twisting back into themselves like it’s the compositional norm, a ccapellas suddenly see the psychedelic soul light and then invite the rest of the band to the party, hints of drum bass pop their head in every now and then and just for good measure they end on a laid back, cosmic instrumental. Top marks.


For some reason this one doesn’t seem to be on Bandcamp, even though the group have a page there. Here’s the Apple Music link to help some of you out.


For more soul delights check out, you guessed it, the Slow Soul Playlist.



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