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- Artist(s): Tim Walsh, Jeff Gitelman, Dan Edinberg
- Summary: The trio, who worked on the tours of Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, and 50 Cent, releases its debut album.
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- Record Label: Stones Throw
- Genre(s): R&B, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Neo-Soul, Alternative R&B, Acid Jazz
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Sep 30, 2011Flaunting a smattering of psych rock, glints of fuzz funk, analog tape hiss, and virtually no FFWD moments in sight, it's hard to not warm up to this record.
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Sep 28, 2011Everything's easy and natural, and the Stepkids sound more like purveyors of the genre than imitators. Quite an accomplishment.
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MojoDec 22, 2011It gives all sorts of instrumentation the confidence to surprise us. [Nov 2011, p.102]
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Sep 28, 2011Weird, wild, wonderful stuff.
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Sep 28, 2011The Connecticut trio boasts former Lauren Hill and Alicia Keys touring band members--guaranteeing The Stepkids is as tight as it is lovingly reverential.
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Sep 28, 2011The result is something that sounds like three session players and lacks the presence of somebody to step up and take this beyond being merely a decent, functional collection of songs.
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Q MagazineSep 29, 2011They share a love for the kind of heady jams previously lost in the mists of the '70s psychedelia, Shadow's On Behalf's shimmering harmonies and loose-knit rhythms drawing inspirations from such exponents of starry-eyed soul as David Axelrod and Rotary Connection. [Oct 2011, p.130]
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