Budos Band BUDOS BAND II

Budos Band BUDOS BAND IIImagine the theme from SHAFT as an instrumental, add a touch of Latin flavor and a bit of Afrobeat in the horn section, and you'll have a working idea of the Budos Band's sound. Taking careful aim at early '70s funk and soul, the band's second album utilizes percolating bass lines, forceful, unison horn parts, and juicy guitar keyboard rhythm splashes. Taking shape in the New York retro soul scene revolving around Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, the

Released: 03/09/2010

forever looking forward” (The New Yorker)

In that spirit

The only track on the album that falls short of the standard set elsewhere is "8 (circle)

thanks to both the subtle hooks of the songwriting and the commitment shown by everyone to not just make an album of retreads

Ultimately

and offers a clear window into the band's collective career ambitions

Robbin' the Hood wasn't really intended to be the follow-up to Sublime's debut

LOVE GUN proved to be the last Kiss album to include all four original band members (1979's DYNASTY and 1980's UNMASKED included a fill-in drummer for Peter Criss)

BLOOD BANK benefits from its relatively short playing time: its four songs are so fully realized that they stand best alone

which is generally true

and adding releases to his already impressive catalogue on 2000 Black