Great writeup from Kim Hines a/k/a Butta from SoulBounce!
I’ve been hearing the name Gretchen Parlato a lot lately — and I’ve admittedly been sleeping on her — but thanks to Jesse Fischer of the group Soul Cycle I’m awake and officially taking notice. Parlato joins Soul Cycle on a charming remake of Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend,” the first single from the group’s upcoming third album, Homebrew, scheduled to be released in September. Their cover is jazzy and soulful, with Parlato delivering a mesmerizing vocal performance.
‘You’ve Got A Friend’ is taken through an updated soulful polish with the band Soul Cycle. With help from vocalist Gretchen Parlato, whose performance sounds a lot like Amel Larrieux, ‘You’ve Got A Friend’ is given a new light at a time when perhaps the world should make an effort to acknowledge and strengthen friendships. It’s a great song, and with luck this will gain a lot of attention.
We’re very excited to announce Soul Cycle’s last performance of the year next Wednesday, Dec 15, at Drom in the East Village. We’re having a huge holiday celebration with Chris Rob, DJ Reborn, hosted by Maya Azucena and it should be a lot of fun!
Nice writeup from the people at soulm8, the UK-based online music mag. They love “Prototype”’s “lavish soft percussion and sweeping piano chords” and praise Rogiérs’ voice. Thanks guys!
Soul Cycle and Saunders Sermons perform “In a Sentimental Mood” from their Flipped EP, live at Le Poisson Rouge, July 14, 2010, New York, NY. Video by Jeehae Lee.
