hit “ Love is a House ” in 1987 . In recent years trials and troubles rocked their house to the core as three of the group ’ s members died within five years of each other in the 90 ’ s and another passed in 2016 of an undisclosed illness . Still , the founding trio remain and they have made a commitment to rebuild by paying homage to the songs and artists that influenced them on Our Favorite Joints that finds them lovingly recreating such classics as Marvin Gaye ’ s “ Let ’ s Get It On ,” Al Green ’ s “ Love And Happiness ,” and The Temptations ’ “ Just My Imagination ”. Plus , they salute their 80 ’ s R & B peers with Boyz II Men ’ s “ End Of The Road ,” New Editions ’ “ Can You Stand The Rain ” and more !
EVEN MORE NOTABLE RE- LEASES ! Sifting through the digital postcards this month we ’ re delighted to discover that music is alive and well the world over . Let ’ s takes a look … Grande Royale takes a grand approach to their brand new third album “ Breaking News ” that features ten tracks of high energy rock that rocks hard while each song is held together by sing-a-long pop friendly hooks and an overload of melodies . They are a Swedish band who was listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd at the time of recording – to us we hear KISS and Jet in there , too . We ’ re ready to coronate them as the next big thing – you should bow down now to the next ruling class of rock … From the musically rich confines of Charlotte , NC comes Milk N ’ Honey whose new EP Floor of Diamonds flows with tasty and sometimes mellow music that will appeal to the after hours jam band crowd . But , don ’ t be fooled – they can also generate high energy funk and