Can't Talk Medicine

Sound DNA

• Soul & Funk
• Classic Soul

• warm
• soulful
• laid-back

About

If you appreciate the sophisticated retro-cool of artists like Raphael Saadiq and Nick Waterhouse—and the darker, dirtier style of The Black Keys—you'll likely soon be scuffing up the dance floor with Seattle's Pickwick. The group has finally issued a debut album flavored with all manner of R&B and soul, as well as scores of unknown '60s garage rock heroes. Recorded by the band in a living room, the tones are warm and appropriately fuzzy, with reverb bouncing off every element and a Rhodes piano bubbling at the core of some of the liveliest, most danceable tunes ("The Round," "The Shadow"). Conjuring styles from smooth and silky classics like early Motown and Smokey Robinson, '50s doo-wop, and '70s soul-pop, Pickwick—and especially talented vocalist Galen Disston—can effortlessly spin out a seductive, slinky tune like "Hacienda Motel" or "Lady Luck" (featuring Sharon Van Etten). Then it cranks up the garage vibe to the gritty-plus level without missing a beat ("Window Sill"). Tunes like the soulful "Well Well" and "Halls of Columbia" blend a contemporary indie sensibility with a number of vintage elements, resulting in an impressive cocktail of then and now.

via Apple Music

Tracklist

Credits