When Jamiroquai strutted its way onto the London acid-jazz scene in the early ’90s it was fashionable for artists to revisit the soul and disco sounds of two decades prior. Now, 20 years later, ’90s nostalgia should technically be the order of the day, but frontman Jay Kay and his bandmates are still mining the Me Decade for R&B gold, as evidenced by Jamiroquai’s new single, “Smile.” You won’t find it on their most recent album, however. And if you live […]
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The Viewfinder:Jamiroquai’s “Lifeline”
I can’t remember being as excited for a Jamiroquai album as I am for their upcoming Rock Dust Light Star. Does this album even have a U.S. release date yet? Well, why not? It’s not like there’s so much stuff coming out right now that it would get buried, right? Hell, given the dearth of new releases and Jamiroquai’s lengthy absence from the music scene, releasing the album in the U.S. now might give them the highest chart ranking of […]
Go On a “White Knuckle Ride” Courtesy of Jamiroquai’s New Single
Jay Kay and the musical collective Jamiroquai have been making asses wiggle to their retro sound for almost two decades now. Although major success (or consistent American success, anyway) has eluded them, they’ve got a core audience that’s been salivating for five years to get a new album from them. Well, Jamiroquai’s seventh studio album, “Rock Dust Light Star”, will arrive in stores and online this fall, and the first music from the album has surfaced via the song “White […]