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- Summary: The Dallas gospel/R&B/funk group's first studio release in nearly 30 years was produced by Spoon's Jim Eno.
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- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Genre(s): R&B, Funk, Retro-Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Black Gospel
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Mar 7, 2013A welcome time warp.
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Mar 25, 2013"What's Wrong with America" is the masterpiece, doo-wop and social protest mixed with God-bothering. Someone book them for a festival, quick.
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Mar 7, 2013A musical journey through spiritual and physical emotions, Electric Word will stir and soothe the soul.
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MojoMar 7, 2013The Electric Word now reveals the Reverend brothers Gean and Tommie West's vocal gospel-soul power utterly undiminished by time. [Apr 2013, p.96]
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Mar 13, 2013The Electric Word captures the full glory of the Relatives' second coming, though ringer Tyron Edwards nearly steals the show with his mountain-high falsetto ("Things Are Changing"), the gravy to Western grit.
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Mar 7, 2013Produced by Spoon's Jim Eno and featuring ex-Black Joe Lewis guitarist Zach Ernst, The Electric Word is remarkably similar to the group's earlier recordings. The lone difference is the superior recording quality.
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