Name: The Ashen Tang
Brand: Royce Wood Junior

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

adventure017

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-06-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5414939917844

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Royce Wood Junior

Genre GB

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label GB

37 Adventures

For fans of Prince, Kindness, Stevie Wonder and D'Angelo. 'The Ashen Tang' is a refreshingly modern album that nonetheless sounds like an instant classic, taking in myriad influences and sounds both new and old, from the infectious funk jams of Prince and Stevie Wonder and the simmering neo-soul of D'Angelo to the sparse, maverick beats of J Dilla and Flying Lotus and more, all spilling forth in Royce's infectiously off-kilter, multi-layered production and that magnetic voice. Whether it's the fuzzed out wonky R&amp;B of 'Honeydripper', special guest-featuring 'Jodie' and instant mood-lifter 'Clanky Love', the rich down-tempo beauty of the guitar (and heartstring) plucking 'Midas Palm' and stirring piano-led 'Stand', the almost-beatbox falsetto robofunk of 'Twiggin'' or the delicious wooziness of the '80s-tinged 'Bees', a distinct thread weaves through Royce Wood Junior's twisted take on classic soul, pop and funk that holds each moment together. A remarkably confident and multi-faceted debut from one of the UK's best new artists, 'The Ashen Tang' shows without doubt that the praise is justified, and there's yet more to come.CD - Limited copies come with a bonus CD 'Tonight Matthew- featuring four bonus tracks.LP - With Download. Limited copies come with a bonus 12" featuring an unreleased Royce track remixed by Jamie Lidell.

The Ashen Tang

Music GB