New band: The Impellers
Listening to the Craig Charles Soul & Funk Show this week, I caught half a track that really grabbed my attention - a funky version of Jimi Hendrix's Fire. Seems it was the work of The Impellers.
Further research led me to find out that the band are a Brighton-based nine piece, formerly known as Ed Meme & The Forms and about to release their first album on Freestyle Records, Robot Legs. That's a follow-up to their debut single How Am I?, which is still available from Freestyle as a vinyl 45.
That Hendrix cover? Seems like it's on that long player, which, judging by the band's MySpace pages, will be a modern-take on a classic funky soul sound. That album is available for pre-order at Amazon with a release date of 27th July 2009. If you want a taster, check out the band's MySpace page below.
The Impellers on MySpace
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Thank you for this and for profiling the band! It's great to hear that our stuff is being heard and catching people's attentions.
Posted by: 'Lady' Clair | 07/13/2009 at 09:03 AM
FYI - the band is doing a live session for the Craig Charles show this Saturday, 1st August, on BBC Radio 6!
Posted by: 'Lady' Clair - vocalist with The Impellers | 07/30/2009 at 11:04 PM