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Soul Clap 'Soul Clap' (!K7/ Crew Love)
Soul Clap have always worn their influences on their sleeve, and for their second album, they went one step further than just aping their P-Funk heroes: they recorded it in their studio. The duo first headed to Florida to record their 2015 single ‘In Da Ker’ with George Clinton and Sly Stone, resulting in them partly recording this LP at Clinton’s What? Studios. You can hear that influence throughout, with ‘Synthesizer Girlfriend’ coming straight out of the P-Funk songbook. They also pay homage to diva house on ‘Shine (This Is It)’, while ‘Numb’ is house-inflected pop. But despite the quality of the songwriting and production, that inimitable Soul Clap character doesn’t always shine through.
7/10
