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Into the Deep (album)
Into the Deep is an album by the band Galactic. It was released on July 17, 2015.
Galactic formed in New Orleans in 1994. Their music combines funk, jazz, and other genres, and is heavily influenced by the musical heritage of their home city.
Into the Deep is the band's eighth studio album. It includes songs featuring different guest vocalists, such as Macy Gray, Mavis Staples, and Brushy One String, along with several instrumental tracks. It peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200, and at #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
In NPR, Elizabeth Blair wrote, "For 20 years, the New Orleans band Galactic has made people dance at clubs, festivals, house parties — you name it. 'A first-rate funk band' is how The New York Times describes it. The group's half-dozen musicians hold their own without a regular vocalist. For their ninth album, Into the Deep, they invited several singers to guest star: big names like Mavis Staples and Macy Gray, old friends JJ Grey and David Shaw, and new discoveries like Jamaican-born singer Brushy One String (named for his one-stringed guitar)."
In American Songwriter, Hal Horowitz wrote, "Into the Deep, their eighth studio disc, expands an already eclectic palette based in funk but that also includes liberal doses of hip-hop, jazz, soul, blues and even electronica. Galactic is blissfully unconcerned that every track is different enough to almost obscure their own identity as they continue to create music that's fun, superbly crafted and wildly eclectic."
In AllMusic, James Christopher Monger wrote, "More song-oriented than ever, Into the Deep does a nice job showcasing both the band and the guest vocalists.... Throughout it all, co-founders, producers, and arrangers Ben Ellman and Robert Mercurio sonically map out a NOLA that's as vibrant and forward thinking as it is steeped in the region's rich culture, cementing the band's reputation (20 years in) as both innovators and stalwart defenders of tradition."
In PopMatters, John Garratt wrote, "And so Galactic continues to fly, not into uncharted territory but to the territories that we found before, explored, had fun, left, and sort of forgot about for a while. Bands like Galactic are good for this sort of thing: reviving yesterday's sounds without the gimmicks."
In The Boston Globe, Steve Morse wrote, "New Orleans party band Galactic has hit on a smart formula by releasing albums that showcase multiple vocalists spanning numerous genres, with jammy instrumentals providing extra sauce.... Galactic backs each act with professional, jazz-influenced ease and, on some songs, a hedonistic, dance-rock pulse a la Prince, all the while keeping its Mardi Gras flavor. "
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Into the Deep (album)
Into the Deep is an album by the band Galactic. It was released on July 17, 2015.
Galactic formed in New Orleans in 1994. Their music combines funk, jazz, and other genres, and is heavily influenced by the musical heritage of their home city.
Into the Deep is the band's eighth studio album. It includes songs featuring different guest vocalists, such as Macy Gray, Mavis Staples, and Brushy One String, along with several instrumental tracks. It peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200, and at #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
In NPR, Elizabeth Blair wrote, "For 20 years, the New Orleans band Galactic has made people dance at clubs, festivals, house parties — you name it. 'A first-rate funk band' is how The New York Times describes it. The group's half-dozen musicians hold their own without a regular vocalist. For their ninth album, Into the Deep, they invited several singers to guest star: big names like Mavis Staples and Macy Gray, old friends JJ Grey and David Shaw, and new discoveries like Jamaican-born singer Brushy One String (named for his one-stringed guitar)."
In American Songwriter, Hal Horowitz wrote, "Into the Deep, their eighth studio disc, expands an already eclectic palette based in funk but that also includes liberal doses of hip-hop, jazz, soul, blues and even electronica. Galactic is blissfully unconcerned that every track is different enough to almost obscure their own identity as they continue to create music that's fun, superbly crafted and wildly eclectic."
In AllMusic, James Christopher Monger wrote, "More song-oriented than ever, Into the Deep does a nice job showcasing both the band and the guest vocalists.... Throughout it all, co-founders, producers, and arrangers Ben Ellman and Robert Mercurio sonically map out a NOLA that's as vibrant and forward thinking as it is steeped in the region's rich culture, cementing the band's reputation (20 years in) as both innovators and stalwart defenders of tradition."
In PopMatters, John Garratt wrote, "And so Galactic continues to fly, not into uncharted territory but to the territories that we found before, explored, had fun, left, and sort of forgot about for a while. Bands like Galactic are good for this sort of thing: reviving yesterday's sounds without the gimmicks."
In The Boston Globe, Steve Morse wrote, "New Orleans party band Galactic has hit on a smart formula by releasing albums that showcase multiple vocalists spanning numerous genres, with jammy instrumentals providing extra sauce.... Galactic backs each act with professional, jazz-influenced ease and, on some songs, a hedonistic, dance-rock pulse a la Prince, all the while keeping its Mardi Gras flavor. "