Weekend Sun - Forever Tomorrow (2014)

Retro funk enthusiasts Weekend Sun have teased us with a string of sizzling singles and the like, but it's taken until now for their debut long player, Forever Tomorrow, to drop. It's a colourful affair heavily indebted to the kind of sample-heavy 90s hip-hop that blended 1960s soul, funk and even hip jazz. However, despite the hip-hop influences, this collective of northeast musicians are all about classic songwriting dressed with vintage soul stylings, and this they do very well. Standouts here include the lushly forlorn "Love Remains" and the broken-soul-beat of "Lies".

After the well-received limited 7” vinyl releases 'Figo' b/w 'Keep Running' and 'You're Good To Me' b/w 'Her Name Escapes Me' Weekend Sun are back with their debut album of soul, funk, jazz, hip hop and reggae-flavours entitled 'Forever Tomorow'.

Influenced by sample-heavy 90s hip hop, with its rule-breaking blend of 60s Soul and Funk and old danceable jazz, Weekend Sun blend old and new. Some double bass and laptop beats, meet North East England's finest musicians whose influences vary wildly: from early Duke Ellington and New Orleans jazz through to The Incredible Bongo Band, Be–Bop and A Tribe Called Quest.

'Forever Tomorrow' is a true melting pot of styles from the uptempo funk of 'Come With Me' and 'You're Good To Me' to the disco grooves of 'Feeling Inside', the hip hop beats of 'Not My Problem' to the dub flavours of 'Talk About It' ; the Motown stomp of 'Moody Old Man' to the downtempo acoustic sounds of 'St. Vincent Blues'. Perfect for people who like to get down and groove as well as those who like to lie down and listen 'Forever Tomorrow' is the stunning debut from Weekend Sun to be played at the weekend in the sun (as well as during the week in the rain!).

Tracklist:

01. Keep Running 04:25
02. Come With Me 04:36
03. Love Remains 04:39
04. Not My Problem 04:43
05. Jose Paronella 03:58
06. You're Good To Me 04:16
07. Lies 03:54
08. Her Name Escapes Me 03:57
09. Talk About It 04:16
10. Feeling Inside (2am Disco Remix) 04:09
11. Moody Old Man 03:51
12. St. Vincent Blues 02:55