{"id":41352,"date":"2016-02-13T18:28:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T00:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=41352"},"modified":"2016-02-13T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T00:28:38","slug":"the-james-hunter-six-hold-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2016\/02\/13\/the-james-hunter-six-hold-on\/","title":{"rendered":"The James Hunter Six: Hold On!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright wp-image-41353\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hdfjgdhk_opt.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" alt=\"hdfjgdhk_opt\" width=\"285\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hdfjgdhk_opt.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hdfjgdhk_opt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hdfjgdhk_opt-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><em>Hold On!<\/em> is right! <a href=\"http:\/\/daptonerecords.com\/\">Daptone Records<\/a> delivers yet another soulful dose of nectar for the ears. Known for producing the albums of Sharon Jones &amp; the Dap-Kings, The Budos Band and Naomi Shelton &amp; Gospel Queens, Daptone reeled in British outfit, the James Hunter Six, for Hunter\u2019s fourth album\u2014and first with Daptone.<\/p>\n<p>Laden with energetic saxophone, frisky drums, guiding organ and James Hunter\u2019s melodic and soothing voice, <em>Hold On!<\/em> is worthy of some serious juking, jiving and a solid position in your latest playlist. Full of elements of soul, bossa nova and jazz, <em>Hold On!<\/em> crosses genre boundaries to pull together a holistically sound album.<\/p>\n<p>There is no set arrangement based on the tempo in <em>Hold On!, <\/em>with\u00a0&#8220;Stranded,&#8221; &#8220;(Baby) Hold On,&#8221; and &#8220;If That Don\u2019t Tell You&#8221; all deserving of some play in a dance hall, with spirited, driving beats that lead to some booty shaking, or at the very least some foot tapping with a grin. &#8220;In the Dark,&#8221; &#8220;This is Where We Came In,&#8221; \u00a0and &#8220;Light of My Life&#8221; have the head bopping back and forth with at a slower pace and are more so soulful serenades. While it is hard to mention Sam Cooke in the same breath as anyone, &#8220;A Truer Heart&#8221;\u00a0supplies a reminiscent feel.<\/p>\n<p>Pop the album in or on to enjoy sax, organ and a snazzy voice. Listen to lyrics about love, passion, and desire. Repeat. Voil\u00e0, it\u2019s a perfect cure for those days when things are gloomy, when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed or just always.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nRecommended If You Like: Lee Fields, Charles Bradley, Naomi Shelton &amp; Gospel Queens, Sharon Jones<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Recommended Tracks: 8 (Stranded), 3 ((Baby) Hold On), 1 (If That Don&#8217;t Tell You), (Satchelfoot)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Do Not Play: None<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Written by Colin Smith on 02\/13\/16 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With energetic saxophone, frisky drums and guiding keyboard, let James Hunter\u2019s soothing voice on this soul album liven up your day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1645,"featured_media":41353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[2655,4381,4327,4326],"class_list":["post-41352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock-rotation","tag-colin-smith","tag-daptone","tag-hold-on","tag-the-james-hunter-six"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hdfjgdhk_opt.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}