Marquis Hawkes - Sweet - 12" Vinyl

Marquis Hawkes returns with Sweet; opener "When I Get Home" pairs a sugary R&B sample with his signature swinging but slamming beats in a return to the flavor of 2014's smash "Can't Find a Reason," although this time it's more tracky and introspective. Hawkes reprises a different facet of his talents with "At the Witness Stand," a trippy take on classic NY freestyle. "Sweet" furthers Hawkes's trademark rough-and-ready house sound with distinctive vocal hooks and a hip-twitching rhythm; closer "What a Relief" is a raw but inescapably funky drum workout that would make the likes of Traxmen and Eric Martin proud.