Funky
A transitional 1969 artifact blending blues-rock grit with melancholic psych-pop. It captures a legendary band reinventing themselves with a softer, reflective edge.
1969 · Foreign Media Music
A transitional 1969 artifact blending blues-rock grit with melancholic psych-pop. It captures a legendary band reinventing themselves with a softer, reflective edge.
1969 · Foreign Media Music
Funky is a fascinating, often misunderstood pivot point in the Spencer Davis Group's history. Recorded after the departure of the Winwood brothers, it sheds the high-octane R&B of their early years in favor of something far more atmospheric and introspective. Despite the title, this isn't a dance floor record; it is a collection of moody, late-sixties rock that leans into the psychedelic and baroque pop trends of the era. The sound is defined by a warm, tape-saturated production that makes every piano chord and bass line feel intimate and lived-in.
How does Funky sound next to the rest of The Spencer Davis Group's catalogue?
Wistful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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