When You're Sick of Amy Winehouse...

They tried to make her go to rehab and she said okay, so now you're looking for a new neo-soul band to soundtrack your life. Well, I've found just the thing for everyone who craves more tight sound and soulful vocals when the last strains of Back to Black have drifted out of their ears: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. They've been around for a few years now, perfecting their sound (which was probably first perfected before they were born), and recording albums with music just as soulful as Amy's if not as full of drug and alcohol references. Their latest album 100 Days, 100 Nights has eleven tracks that make you want to dance. Infectious is too light a word for the feeling you get when hearing the titular track "100 Days, 100 Nights" (you can just see Aretha in the lead role) and "Be Easy" brings the funk King Floyd style, while "Tell Me" combines the Temptations with the Supremes. This music is perfect for anyone who misses the beauty of simple lyrical sentiment woven into tight big band sound. The music isn't simple by any stretch of the imagination, but it's accessible to all people; anyone can dance.