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2LPVinyl – GRPTG002V

Going by the sounds of her new album, it wouldn’t unreasonable to assume that Greentea Peng enjoys sucking on a spliff every once in a while. Tell Dem It’s Sunny is certainly Gold Seal gear with a distinctly smoky atmosphere, that’s for sure.

Dubby trip hip and woozy neo-soul are the order of the day with lyrics that are sometimes political, sometimes spiritual and sometimes absurd but which always flow with the loops and basslines that she’s dreamed up with collaborators from Earbuds to Samo and Wu-Lu, to name only a few. However, even at its most heavy and forthright, as on the Dälek-like “Create and Destroy 432” and the glorious “I Am (Reborn)” with its looping gait and raw bluesy guitar riff, Tell Dem It’s Sunny is relaxed and spaced out. That’s not to say that it’s anything less than the real deal throughout and it’s certainly no single-speed stumble.