Grace Love & The True Loves
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
Chances are if you don't live within a couple of hundred miles of the Pacific Ocean you've never hear of Grace Love & The True Loves. If you like classic Soul and R&B, that should change. The Seattle outfit plays straight-ahead Soul with just enough Funk to get you onto the dance floor. Look into their self-titled first album and check out some of their videos on YouTube and maybe the rest of the country can learn about this band.
Artist's Info
Website: graceloveandthetrueloves.com
See them live: Tour dates
Record company: Self published
Genre: Soul, R&B
If you like this, look into: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Mingo Fishtrap, St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Bio (From the artist's webpage)
Grace Love and the True Loves is an original Nine-piece soul sensation from Seattle. Following in the footsteps of Stax, Motown, King and Daptone artists, but with a sound all their own, Grace Love and the True Loves are setting a course as the next hot soul and funk number ready to sweep the nation with true cross-over appeal. On vocals, Grace Love is Seattle’s shining jewel of grit, beauty and power – think Etta James and Betty Wright meet Mahalia Jackson. Backed by the True Loves, her vocals float effortlessly over kickin’ back beats, smart horns, syncopated rhythms and sweet B-3 color. It’s the hip swinging, booty shaking, heart freeing sound you crave to hear live, but rarely do. Recorded directly to tape at Studio Litho, the full length self-titled album, is sure to bring rave reviews with a sound altogether unique to the Pacific Northwest. The debut 45 singles, “Fire” and “Say What You Gotta Say," showcase the energy and freshness of Grace Love and the True Loves. Flea Market Funk says, “this floor stomping, dance floor filler is a blues filled soul side that can not be denied.” We think you will agree.
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GRACE LOVE & THE TRUE LOVES (2015): Grace Love is a dynamic soul artist, singer, & composer. She is set to drop her first full length LP on We Coast Records & her live shows are becoming the stuff of local legend. She is handily backed by some of the finest lads in the Seattle music scene who guarantee a mix of dancin' music and soulful sweet ballads.
