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What the World Needs Now

The Sugarman 3

What the World Needs Now

Album No.4 from the New York retro funk trio

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Daptone
UK Release date
11/06/2012
US Release date
15/05/2012
  1. 8.0 |   BBC

    It all depends where you stand on the group’s painstakingly retro, sax- and organ-fuelled sound. If you love it and go the distance, these grooves are simply mesmeric
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  2. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    With each additional listen, this album opens itself up to being more than just an instrumental soul album, but one layered in blues and gospel, sunshine pop and the rhythmic groove of soul jazz
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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Like virtually all the material Daptone has issued in its lifetime, this material is unpretentious, relaxed, and unconcerned with niche
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    Welcomes back a sorely missed S3 with all the rowdy joy intact. Nobody plays it like this
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  5. 8.0 |   hhv.de mag

    Where bands like The Bamboos, Quantic Soul Orchestra and also the Dap-Kings often sound controlled and clean, Sugarman 3 act like playful sparrows in a water basin
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  6. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Once again breathing new life into an old form, The Sugarman Three are back to show us all How It's Supposed To Be Done
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  7. 7.0 |   Spin

    Daptone and Dap-Kings crew-members reunite for righteous instrumental '60s soul shindig
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  • 2. Your Friendly Neighborhood Sugarman N/A
  • 3. Got To Get Back To My Baby N/A
  • 4. But It's Alright N/A
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  • 7. What The World Needs Now N/A
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