Immigrance (CD)
Snarky Puppy
Amoeba Review
08/31/2020
GRAMMY-winning jam ensemble Snarky Puppy continue to embellish their groove with different genres, blending jazz, funk, hiphop and bebop. Their accomplished new collection of songs shows off their virtuosity and further experimentation. “Bad Kids To The Back” is one of the many lively funk numbers, but elsewhere the group mellows and even adds non-Western scales to the mix, such as in the sorrowful closer “Even Us.” Another highlight is “Chonks,” which swaggers and sways with expert interplay, bringing in and dropping instrumental layers to dance around that funky guitar.