Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Are Back And They Want You To "Retreat"
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are one of the most dynamic live acts that you'll EVER see perform, which is just one of the many reasons that they were selected to be one of VH1's You Oughta Know artists back in 2011. It's been a minute since their last album release, but in January of 2014, they'll be back with their new LP, Give The People What They Want. The album's completion was delayed by a few months to allow lead singer Sharon Jones time to deal with a recent cancer diagnosis, but her recovery efforts are going amazingly enough that the band just released a new video for "Retreat" (which you can watch above) AND an upcoming concert.
Everyone here at VH1 is sending good vibes and positive thoughts to Sharon Jones as she continues to fight cancer, and now her fans can learn a bunch more about the band's upcoming material in this press release that was just sent our way today... Get better soon, Sharon!
Give The People What They Want Set for January 14, 2014 on Daptone Records
Watch The Animated Video For ‘Retreat!’ HERE
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Are Back… with a new record, a new video, and a monumental show!
This past spring, Daptone Records had just announced the August release of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ Give the People What They Want when Sharon Jones was diagnosed with cancer. The scheduled release and supporting tours were immediately put on hold and all efforts were quickly shifted to her treatment and recovery. It brings great joy and relief to announce that after a successful operation, ongoing treatment, and the continued support and love of friends, family, and fans, Sharon Jones is back.
Give the People What They Want is scheduled to drop January 14th, 2014, followed by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ triumphant return to the stage on February 6th at the Beacon Theater in New York City, their first show in nearly a year.
For over a decade, the band has traveled the world, blowing minds with their explosive live performances and their raw, hand-crafted studio recordings. While other artists have ridden the crests and troughs of passing fads, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have bypassed the hype-and-hit superhighway and taken a detour straight to the hearts and bodies of their listeners, transcending fleeting trends and demographics and delivering a visceral rhythm and soul sound to an ever-expanding base of deeply loyal fans. Give the People What They Want is poised to become not only an iconic album from a prolific band, but a fixture in the canon of Soul Music.
The album lifts off with “Retreat!," an up-tempo stomper with ominous, thundering arrangements, and marches directly into the pulsing Detroit-flavored soul of "Stranger To My Happiness" before easing back down into the mellow feel-good anthem “We Get Along”. Track after track, Give the People What They Want delivers every bit of the unbridled soul and studio acumen that defines this bands’ universally loved sound.
“The entire Daptone Family is overjoyed and inspired to see Sharon’s recovery,” says the band’s bassist and bandleader Bosco Mann. “Without a doubt, this album is the greatest thing we’ve ever recorded and I’ve been anxious for the world to hear it. Everything will culminate in February at the Beacon. That moment when Sharon walks out to join us on stage again is going to be insane.”