Warm, woozy and fluid, an appropriate title for this super smooth third album by Sam Griffin Owens, the Brooklyn based artist, decorated with light funk, 70s psychedelic soul and lush, orchestral instrumentation. Opener Freezee Pops had a lovely fluid bass and saxophone parts, the single Knock Knock, a previous Song of the Day here, has slight echoes of Steely Dan, the title track has a soft, spacey bass bounce and keyboard twinkles, and he is joined on vocals by partner and collaborator, Hannah Cohen, on the lush Dream Free, Never Know is a fuzzy dreamlike number with a great, simple riff, while previous single Easy To Love is a triumph of brass and catchy retro funk. The album’s overall experience is the musical equivalent of drinking a delicious, creamy smoothie, and something that would also go down very well with a helping of Nick Hakim or Thundercat. Out on Fat Possum Records.
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