Fitz and the Tantrums have recently been making the rounds on the late night talk show circuit with their song "Moneygrabber" from their latest album Pickin' up the Pieces (available on Dangerbird Records). The soul/rhythm and bass sextet (five of which are Tantrums) is speared by Michael Fitzpatrick (the Fitz!) and the group have an old school sound that has been re-realized in the last few years with acts like Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Mark Ronson, et cetera, and "Don't Gotta Work It Out" definitely falls squarely within those boundaries. The song funks along with a bouncing piano, soulful brass hits, and disparate lyrics about break-up building through a sing-along choruses (chorii?) to an awesome instrumental end (around 3:30). Pretty cool.
Listen to "Don't Gotta Work It Out":
At first I wrote them off as retrophile rubbish but I saw them perform this song live at SXSW and I've been hooked ever since.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't think their sound is anything we haven't heard before, but this track is just good an catchy :D
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