Brown’s Bag aka Ward Brown, follows up his 2005 debut ‘Labor Of Love’ with ‘Soul Satisfied’, a collection of contemporary soul/R&B with strong seventies sensibilities. Whilst the production is a little smooth for my current tastes there’s no denying the quality of Brown’s vocals which particularly shine on the mellow groover ‘You’re Contagious’ and the funky ‘Me Around’. The real standouts for me though are catchy up-tempo Diskonauts Remix ‘No More Lies’ and the Markydisco Jazzy Remix of ‘Things You Say’, a slick stepper, both by Marc Mitchell (the original versions of which appear on ‘Labor Of Love’). Both are destined to blow up big time on the modern soul scene over the coming months.
