new al green!

For his new album Lay it Down,(May 27th) legendary soul singer Al Green hooked up with The Roots' drummer ?uestlove. You can hear 2 tracks off the album here. They also recruited the Dap Kings, known for their work with Sharon Jones and Amy Winehouse/Mark Ronson.

From the sounds of things, this album should be amazing. I love old 60's/70's soul, and it has always bothered me that no contemporary artists have ever strived to recreate that sort of classic sound. Instead, it seems like most artist are concerned with sounding like whatever bullshit is in rotation on the top 40. With his new album, it looks as if Al Green and ?uest have actually been able to recapture some of that old school mojo. I can't wait!!!