The Crossing

After Jay-Z scored a hit with a song that sampled the title track of the Menahan Street Band's debut album, Make the Road by Walking, the band sunk the royalty money into building a studio and toiled for many years on its glowing sophomore effort, The Crossing.

The Menahan Street Band are a part of the Daptone family, which usually means a band is a force to be reckoned with.

The Crossing, Dunham ****