The Jack Strikes embody the spirit of "Lionel Richie" [Video]

Newark, NJ-based duo The Jack Strikes have a knack for pulling parts from totally different genres, and their video for the tune “Lionel Richie” caught our full undivided consideration. Made up of Zee Desmondes and Teddy Powell, who’ve respectively collated their ten thousand hours of apply and expertise as musicians, The Jack Strikes are bringing one thing refreshing and vibrant to the scene with their model of retro-funk, punk with dashes of pop.

They not too long ago put out their full-length LP Cruiserweight, which exhibits how the duo takes a cinematic method to music making. From totally different characters, story improvement and a myriad of sounds and progressions, listeners are handled to a contemporary, but acquainted sound wrapped throughout the duo’s distinct aesthetic.

The tune in query “Lionel Richie” is an upbeat funk and soul jam laced with pulsating bass-lines, punchy drum grooves, clean soul strings and ethereal horns besides. The laidback and considerably hushed vocals do take priority and slowly engulf the head-nodding backdrop with ease with its commanding tone forcing us to get on the dancefloor with alacrity. The efficiency is delicate, gripping and unassuming directly however most significantly, catchy and melodic to the core.

The visible type pays homage to the previous with its VHS-style aesthetics, retro NYC metro photographs and artsy punk-style motifs that shout the late 80s, and early 90s with an MTV really feel.