The One & Nines (previously featured HERE) bring their vintage sound on 2 Christmas tunes on the recent compilation from Mint 400 Records- "I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus" and "Merry Christmas Baby". You'll want to put these in your holiday party rotation asap!! Check them out at the below and get your copy today!
I was recently turned on to the music of The One & Nines. They got their name from the four lane thoroughfare in New Jersey. Their sound may be a bit difficult to nail down but if you start with the soul of early Motown and Stax (thanks to songwriter and guitarist Jeff Marino), throw in some Ella and Billie (thanks to singer Vera Sousa) and add just a pinch of a Dick Dale/Los Straitjackets guitar sound, you might come close to a description. All I know is you will want to listen again...and again.
They are finding a way to take something that sounds familiar and making it uniquely their own. I also love that they are preserving this on vinyl. Sure, you can download it via iTunes and Amazon but for vinyl purists, you want to get this on 45 that is available from their store. It's going on my jukebox alongside Link Wray, Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Sam Cooke...and it fits in perfectly. Taking a vintage sound and making it accessible to a new generation is a tough task, but it's one that they embrace. Listen for yourself and go visit them at their site:
