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Black Pumas release their self-titled debut, on ATO Records. Produced by Quesada in his home studio and coloured by Burtons dark imagery and haunting vocals, the album is equally indebted to East Coast hip-hop as it is to classic funk and soul, resulting in a project that is of the moment rather than had been working on a new project inspired by a mix of woozy Ghostface Killah instrumentals, crispy Motown soul, and the introspective grandeur of dusty highway folk-rock, and, after hearing him audition over the phone, Burton slotted in beautifully. Pulling from his myriad performance backgrounds singing in the church, acting in musical theater, and busking at the Santa Monica Pier Burton injects Quesadas instrumentals with a howling croon and surrealist lyrical bent. From the roiling, solar eclipse-inspired noir of Black Moon Rising to the epic Oct 33 these early collaborations provided the basis for Black Pumas.
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