Finley Quaye "Maverick a Strike" (1997) - got it
This is a straight-up summer album. Quaye's distinctive voice moves between laid-back delivery and ecstatic yells.
The music largely revolves around reggae and dub sounds, with a bouncing, jiving reimagining of Bob Marley via "Sunday Shining",
summery reggae pop with single "Your Love gets Sweeter", the long
percussion jam of "Red Rolled and Seen" and the deep soupy dub of "Supreme I Preme".
Quaye seems someone who has been dogged by hassles, whether it's a feud
with Tricky after claiming that he was the trip-hop star's uncle, being
booed offstage by a bunch of football fans for disparaging the team, or
being charged with physically assaulting someone. Separating the artist from the art
though, this is an enjoyable listen.
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