Lazy J are a band of funky rocksters from the West Midlands; fully pumped and totally funked, Lazy J fuse genre elements to shape and colour their ballsy rockin' stylee. Erring heavily on the rock side of funk street, Lazy J cut a road that's robust and solid yet shiny and polished; well constructed, well executed, well presented, 'Kick The Spin' by Lazy J has direction, energy and mature professionalism.
Four-piece Lazy J's expressive take on funky music is gritty yet slick; big rock riffs vie with pulsating funky rhythms in a complex but exciting battleground of electric sound. Lazy J's individual and collective influences are wide and varied which has helped the guys shape their bubbly and energetic sound into something other than just funk for funk's sake; certainly, the heavy rock drive ensures that Lazy J don't fall off the indie platform and remain accessible to a pretty wide ranging catchment of music lovers. In the main, Lazy J keep it pretty grounded but can definitely pump up the pressure when mood dictates - there's some damn fine rockin' goin' on here!
Lazy J have a 'big', full sound that, at times, kicks off into dynamic overdrive and challenges the integrity of your speaker cones. Then, next minute, the guys take it down into a cool soulful smoothness that simmers gently then builds back into an electric storm, a controlled fury of dense rock raunch and indie power. Variation, variation and more variation; that seems to be the prime mover in Lazy J's eclectic electric powerhouse music as massive rock riffs, thunderous percussion, pounding bass and well proportioned vocal outpourings decorate and illuminate every song.
Lazy J put a new slant on funked-up rock'n'roll; their highly charged take on the genre is exciting and pretty fuckin' compelling. 'Kick The Spin' with its eleven tasty tracks is as foot tappin' as it is head bangin' - alternating between gruesome rock and slick funk, the album challenges as much as it excites. Lazy J's adrenalin pumped drive is pretty awesome and pretty commercial. Ok, you might think it's been done, to some extent, before but, Lazy J seem to be able to make it score where others have generally come up shy of the target - 'Kick The Spin' by Lazy J is a blast of electrifying grooves that successfully melds forms and takes funk-rock to new places. Heady and massively enjoyable stuff this from Lazy J - Lazy J demonstrate nifty writing, great musicianship and musical solidarity - they're focussed and they're driven - 'Kick The Spin' by Lazy J is an impressive album and Lazy J should have no trouble finding takers for this well crafted gem!
Peter J Brown aka toxic pete (www.toxicpete.co.uk)
