Hustle Souls Take Their Retro-Soul Sound to a Smoky Mountain Cabin for a Must-See Live Session
Hustle Souls hit my radar today. I hadn’t heard of them before, but I’m glad I have now.
The band spent a weekend in a cabin in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, capturing a series of live performances. “Too Soon to Tell” kicks off with some great bass by Jonathan Taylor and features drummer Kevin Scott on vocals.
“Hustle Souls, based in Asheville, NC, masterfully blend Retro-Soul, Brass Band Funk, and Singer-Songwriter Americana into a unique and captivating sound,” they shared. But this is the part of their description—and their music—that really sticks with me:
“Overflowing with energy and spontaneity, Hustle Souls features B3 organ and jubilant brass, three-part vocal harmonies, and a passion for songwriting.”
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I’m old and came up dancing and listening and playing “soul” music. (In both North and South Carolina it is also called “Beach Music.”)
If you were there, you understand. If not, well, there are still places that play it and people dance to it in those states. You will have to search them out, but maybe start with either Myrtle Beach or Chapel Hill.
This is quite good, but to me it has more to do with New Orleans and some sort of pop music than what I call “soul” music. I realize music changes and progresses over time, but it seems a shame to “categorize” this good music as “soul” TO ME.
Cheers!