Since unleashing their eponymous debut back in 2011, Hackney Colliery Band have been in huge demand, having been almost constantly on tour for two years and played the length and breadth of the country and beyond, closing both the Manchester Jazz Festival and the Olympic Games (no less) along the way! The response to their unexpected cover versions and twisted originals has been incredible, with huge amounts of radio play from the likes of Craig Charles and Huey Morgan, and with their covers of "Africa" and "No Diggity" fast becoming club staples for hip hop DJs like Mr. Thing and Questlove.
Finally, the new HCB album is almost upon us, and the first taster features another unexpected cover in the shape of Goldie's 90's soulful d&b classic, "Inner City Life". The band deliver a deceptively smooth rendition that lulls the listener into a false sense of security before the jungle drums do their thing and those horns come crashing back in to blow the dance floor apart! On the flip is another firing original from the band. "Hitched" is an intense and furious Balkan flavoured bomb that's sure to be a festival favourite this summer.
