Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

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January 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings: Soul of a Woman

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Soul of a Woman DAPTONE Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings were, to me, first and foremost a live act – an incredible live act – and she (and expert soul-stylists, The Dap Kings) were never quite able to capture that sort of magic in the studio. She was […]

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November 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #171 – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Wellington, 2010

People seem to want to treat Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings like some second coming, as if it’s the closest – in this lifetime – they’ll get to seeing Aretha or Ella or Etta or whatever…and no, she’s not that great. I come and go with Sharon Jones really, can’t be bothered much at all […]

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February 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings: Give The People What They Want

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Give The People What They Want DAPTONE It’s unlikely that the fifth album by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings shares anything in common with the eighteenth album by The Kinks (apart from a title) but anyway, here we go, we’re three lines into a review now and I […]

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August 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Soul Time!

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Soul Time! Shock Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings exist for the live experience and with each new album there’s a feeling that the band will never capture that energy from the stage and place it on the page. I’m unsure as to why they have not simply released a cracking […]