Nash - "The Chancer" Album Review

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8. Nash The Chancer (Album -(Go Beat) )

Let us introduce you to the band who are apparently about to give the British soul scene a much needed kick up the arse - Nash. Having released their first single Just a Little Sign and receiving enthusiastic support from GLR and Norman Jay, the band were signed to the credential conscious Go Beat Records little over a year ago. Working from their North London studio The Chancer was created with help from various contributors such as Femi and Marco of The Young Disciples, Johnny Dollar and Geoffrey Williams. Pin pointing the bands influences is an easy task. At times lead singer Russell Nashs versatile voice is so scarily similar to Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye that it is quite difficult to believe that this man has not an ounce of black blood in his body. Curtis Mayfield also manages to pop his composing head up a few times - check out Black Box.At its best this music is as gutsy and complex as anything Leonard Berstein could care to churn out. At its worst, the over dramatic choral scores sound like they wouldnt be out of place in a dreaded West End musical. But this is an album thats been worked at, thats seen its fair share of blood, sweat and tears. It takes in Parliaments funk, Macy Grays soul, and Living Colours folk/rock and turns it onto chart compatible Prince style pop. From the impressive arms length of contributors of Alone (7 violinists, 2 horn players, accordion player and thats just the start) to the charming vocal collisions of What Can I Do this is an album that proves the musical convictions of it creators. They definitely care. And with their current single 100 Million Ways already receiving great radio support this could definitely be a case of look out charts here we come.

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