Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the Deep End of the Groove Pool, Daptone Records is here to unleash a Funky monster bound to scare all you kiddies back to the shallows. Equal parts HARD SOUL and razor sharp teeth, 'He Said I Can' by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings has a sound so ferocious it can only be described, as one critic put it, "It's like if JAWS played bass in T-Neck era Isley Brothers." - Truer words have never been spoken. Recorded during sessions that brought us the Soulfully Sophisticated Long Player, I Learned the Hard Way - This track has been the go to party starter at many of SJDK's LIVE sets over the past year. But don't be too scared! Just grab your portable record player and do The Swim to the unmistakable Daptone Horns as they lay the perfect groundwork for Miss Sharon Jones to attack the mic. It may be salty in the shallow end, but at least you can dance! And for all you SOUL enthusiasts lacking that urge to get down aquatically, cool down poolside and dig the flipside. It Hurts To Be Alone, originally recorded by Bob Marley's Wailers back in 1964, oozes relaxation and emotion. Ms. Jones's vocals feel so natural on this you'd swear this track were her very own. "Excuse me, Garcon. May I have an extra splash of rum in my Mojito?
