Bristol's JAZZ septet Snazzback release NEW single - LP out 23rd July • reviewsphere

Bristol seven-piece Snazzback releases “Alice”, the second single to be taken from their forthcoming stunning second album “In The Place” on Worm Discs. Featuring vocalist China Bowls, “Alice” is a sun-blessed deep jam that swoops and dives around the beautifully earth-bound rhythm section.

On the new single, Snazzback shares:

‘Alice’ explores the surreal and strange experience of being. The tune was initially brewed in the back of a technicolour psychedelic van owned by a woman called Alice who rescued us from the side of the road on tour when our van broke down.

<a href="https://snazzback.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-place">In The Place by Snazzback</a>

Snazzback bring the sound of reopened dancefloors, of communal release, and of the joyful sound of dancing outside in the sunshine to live music. Their second album ‘In The Place’ overflows with deep grooves and loose, lolloping rhythms that tease and play, sometimes languid and carefree, other times energy spiralling upwards – and taking the listener with them, each and every time. Their music is soaked in great black american dancefloor music, whether that’s the sound we call ‘jazz’ or hip hop. They also bring other flavours – interlocking Afro-Latin rhythms, electronica and hypnotic rock, all marinated in Bristol’s long musical histories.

‘In The Place’ was recorded in their tiny self-built studio. They wrote together, improvising sounds into a sonic scrapbook, with more production, electronics and ambient sounds than their previous live recordings. The album was fed by the band’s deep community connections in the city, but also by the music the players listen to: Portico Quartet, Hendrix, Rip Rig + Panic, Azymuth and iconic sax player Shabaka Hutchings to name just a few. There’s an openness to collaboration, experimentation with unconventional sounds, and an exploration of genres outside of an immediately obvious palette.