It would seem that Southern California has its own Stax sound these days. Thee Sacred Souls is a young group steeped in soul, but they sound much older than they appear. Hailing from San Diego, the group – a trio at its core, but one that flirts with horn sections, backup singers, and all kinds of side players, depending on the occasion – is a great new hope for the soul revival that seemed to start and stall repeatedly after the passing of greats like Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones (TSS are on Daptone Records – the original home of those late soul divas) . On their latest release, echoes of Marvin Gaye, of Curtis and the Impressions, of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and so many other architects of the True Soul sound can be heard resonating in the vintage grooves and honey-sweet falsetto vocals. A new classic for the for a bygone era.
