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You heard it here first. Brand new track from Doug Scharin and company, also known as him (not to be confused with Bam Margera's overrated metal Finnish pals HIM). Apparently someone with taste at Google has ranked them at the top -- probably only for a short time -- but the new album, Peoples might keep them there for a little while longer. It's hard to describe a record like this in just a few short sentences -- generally an indication of an album that's either fantastic or unlistenable -- but in this case it's definitely the former as Scharin and his newly assembled band roll through their own interpretation of Afrobeat with skill, creativity and above all else a love of music making that is clearly communicated on each track. Sometimes they suffer from their own boundless creativity, getting too caught up in an odd time signature here, or an overwrought likembe (finger piano) solo there, but the bottom line is that this is music for music lovers. It's nearly impossible not to find something endearing on Peoples. Maybe it's a sign that as we get older and our palettes expand, we temper and refine our criticisms of music, and hold onto a more human aspect of the creative process. You see, him always seems to bring the sleeping hippie out of me. But damn if I'm not excited to see these motherfuckers on stage. No duo brings it like Pierce and Scharin on battling kits.
him :: "What's Up Tonight"
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