Complete Surrender
This British boy/girl duo continue their excellent journey into making records that split their grooves and bytes into infectious, smart pop and quiet, wry folk. Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor’s voices are but a whisper on tunes like “Everything Is New” and “Paraguay and Panama,“ but both showcase rich, soulful performances when their voices bloom on tunes like the Motown-flavored “Suffering You, Suffering Me” and the Roy Orbison–esque “Not Mine to Love.” The urgent “Complete Surrender” is a potent brew of slinky rhythms, desire-driven strings, and alluring lyrics; it\'s a very contemporary take on soul music, which warms a great deal of the collection. Taylor’s delivery on the fabulous “Tears of Joy” recalls the smoky folk-pop-soul of ‘60s hits like “Angel of the Morning” and much of Dusty Springfield’s catalog. The sultry “Number One” is as intoxicating as silk on bare skin. Slow Club’s modern makeover of soul is impressive and breathtaking.
Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson, the Sheffield duo who record as Slow Club, have a knack for patient, confident evolution. The band's new record continues their developmental trend: Taylor and Watson have taken a large, proud step into the world of soul.
Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson, the Sheffield duo who record as Slow Club, have a knack for patient, confident evolution. The band's new record continues their developmental trend: Taylor and Watson have taken a large, proud step into the world of soul.
Witness the vintage glory that Sheffield's finest no-longer-folk duo whip up on their third, 60s/70s-inspired LP.
Witness the vintage glory that Sheffield's finest no-longer-folk duo whip up on their third, 60s/70s-inspired LP.
Beginning with their ramshackle 2009 debut Yeah So, and then in 2011 with Paradise, Slow Club quickly found their music…
Beginning with their ramshackle 2009 debut Yeah So, and then in 2011 with Paradise, Slow Club quickly found their music…
Midway through Everything Is New, the second track on Complete Surrender, the strings and big, gospel-style vocals kick in. At that point the penny will drop that you're listening to a very different Slow Club.
Midway through Everything Is New, the second track on Complete Surrender, the strings and big, gospel-style vocals kick in. At that point the penny will drop that you're listening to a very different Slow Club.
Slow Club have never quite got the credit it deserves. Too fey to be hipster, too awkward to be mainstream, the Sheffield, U.K.-formed/London-based duo of Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson has ghosted in and out of popular consciousness since 2006.
Slow Club have never quite got the credit it deserves. Too fey to be hipster, too awkward to be mainstream, the Sheffield, U.K.-formed/London-based duo of Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson has ghosted in and out of popular consciousness since 2006.
Album review: Slow Club - Complete Surrender. Rarely has the duo sounded this full, this bold...
Album review: Slow Club - Complete Surrender. Rarely has the duo sounded this full, this bold...
<p>On their third album, Sheffield duo Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor make the most of their different songwriting styles with the help of Richard Hawley producer Colin Elliot, writes <strong>Molloy Woodcraft</strong></p>
<p>On their third album, Sheffield duo Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor make the most of their different songwriting styles with the help of Richard Hawley producer Colin Elliot, writes <strong>Molloy Woodcraft</strong></p>
Slow Club's new-found sense of ambition sees them swap tweeness for soulful bombast on their excellent new album, writes <strong>Harriet Gibsone</strong>
Slow Club's new-found sense of ambition sees them swap tweeness for soulful bombast on their excellent new album, writes <strong>Harriet Gibsone</strong>