Mr. Hutchinson, you put us all to shame. Is it really fair for a white kid from Washinton DC to be chosen amongst all worthy candidates to channel Bootsy Collins in his piano-centric funk pop? Does it matter?
To discover - via recent LucidForge.com interview - that he was subject to the classic grooves of Motown in his youth is no surprise. Hutchinson's tunes have the grounded flare of Stevie Wonder with the youthful flexibility of Jason Mraz. In the most natural sense of delivery, he is a storyteller of young city life and all the fun and confusion that comes with the sights, sounds and people that weave through each day.
Take a walk through Hutchinson's world: skipping through the autumn foliage on the way to the Laundromat while he delicately finger-picks his acoustic ("All One Now"); Meeting a stranger on the subway concerned about dying suddenly because "I wanna look good if I get to look God in the eye" (to the backbeat of a glamourous Michael Jackson throwback on "Oh!"); Observing, over a reggae groove, a pair of jaded, tarnished loners becoming lovers ("Rock & Roll"); and the ska-sleaze soaked jive while musing over leaving a woman no good for him ("Outside Villanova").
Jamie Cullum, I love you but you'd better step up your game. Hutchinson can out jazz and/or funk you without needing a British accent to charm the ladies.
Track Listing:
1. Ok, It's Alright With Me
2. You Don't Have To Believe Me
3. Outside Villanova
4. Food Chain
5. Rock & Roll
6. Oh!
7. All Over Now
8. It Hasn't Been Long Enough
9. Back To Where I Was
10. You've Got You
Eric Hutchinson - Sounds Like This
Music
| Artist | Eric Hutchinson |
| Label | Let's Break/Warner Bros. |
| Genre | Rock |
| Release Date | March 17, 2008 |
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