Freestyle Records big hitters ‘The Fantastics!’ are back with a brand new exciting album for Summer titled ‘All The People’. Never comfortable within tightly defined and rigid musical genres, The Fantastics! have always been pushing the boundaries and honing their eclectic style. ‘All The People’ sees this talented bunch dip their toes into a pool of soul-jazz, blues, latin, funk & fusion, laced with a distinctly progressive edge, performed with superb musicianship. The album features 11 strong original compositions such as their brand new single ´Somewhere Finally’ – the beautiful Summer love song that drips with deep soulful, horn hook lines and soaring vocals from Sulene Fleming who also appears throughout the album. There is also a cover version of Ivan Boogaloo Jones’ ‘Sweetback’ which gets slapped with some ska jump action. Add to the playlist the moody and atmospheric ´Know No Gods´, the blues inflected groove of ´Cold Case´ and the full on funk-rock grit of ´I Breath´ all demonstrate how The Fantastics! have finally arrived at their musical destination with a sound for today which pays respect to the past without being shackled to it.
4 out of 5
Reviewed By A.Rash
