SMOOVE & TURRELL: Broken Toys (2014) Album review

Smoove & Turrell reach that critical career watershed of the ‘difficult third’ album. You know – the one which can elevate a good band to classic status or see a previously good band consigned to the scrap heap like…well…like a broken toy. Sure, debut Antique Soul was particularly well-received and the pair sidestepped the ‘Antique Soul-Pt II’-trap with Eccentric Audio by shimmying down a mirrorball/ ladies’ night route to the dancefloor which ultimately rewarded them with a tour support slot for Nile Rodgers and Chic. But have Berry Geordie and his meaty-voiced partner in crime, Turrell, deftly resisted the urge to sell out, get all self-indulgent or, worst of all, produce a ‘concept LP’ with Broken Toys? Let’s find out!…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM