Cat No: LOCKET001CD
The Locket is the coming together of two masters of their craft to create something hopeful in a time of unrest. Its title
track refers to memories of happier times: we fill a locket with memories we protect, and don’t forget to keep it round
your neck. Its a reminder to focus on positivity in the face of adversity. A collaborative project designed to be enjoyed
together. A celebration of music, unity and looking ahead. It couldn’t have come at a better time.
During a period of prolonged inactivity for Bombay Bicycle Club, frontman Jack Steadman scratched an itch to do
something by himself. He went by the moniker of Mr Jukes and released an album, God First, in 2017. We say by
himself but it was very much an open-door policy, resulting in a collaborative record that brought contributions by
legends such as Charles Bradley, De La Soul, Horace Andy, Lianne La Havas, BJ The Chicago Kid and Lalah Hathaway. The
project also features a contribution from Barney Artist, who Jack had quite simply stumbled upon on a Spotify playlist
and never forgotten.
Barneys music takes the vibrance of jazz infused hip hop but with a London feel. Growing up in Forest Gate, East
London, Barney balances conscious themes with old school grooves to create something instantly likeable, like the
artist. He’s a larger than life presence, fun to be around and a searing, peerless talent too. A collaborator by nature,
Barney grew up around Tiana Major9 and Jay Prince and has made music with Tom Misch, Loyle Carner, Alfa Mist and
Jordan Rakei.
Barneys contribution to God First, From Golden Stars Comes Silver Dew (also featuring Lalah Hathaway) proved to be
a standout and planted the seed for The Locket. Bonded by old-school American hip-hop of a certain vintage and the
back catalogue of A Tribe Called Quest, the two artists instantly fell into step with one another. There was no clear plan
or brief to fulfil for a full-length Jukes X Barney project, but both artists instinctively knew that it would be a waste not
to explore the potential they’d uncovered. They were right, clearly.
The Locket features ten tracks cut from sessions that span over eighteen months. Its sunshine-dappled, psych-tinged,
hip-hop flavoured, leftfield pop. Samples and beats, bars and this unique sort of retro futurism that zips from
sepia-tinged to full technicolour almost as fast as Barneys flow. So many reference points that burst at the seams trying
to pick a genre. Perhaps most importantly, its an utterly joyful listen from start to finish; invaluable in a time when
everyone is hard-pressed to find ways to brighten their days.
1.The Locket
2.Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)
3.Poems
4.Deja Vu
5.Vibrate
6.Autumn Leaves (feat. Lex Amor)
7.All For You
8.Check The Pulse (feat. Kofi Stone)
9.Leaving Us In Light
10.Gratitude
The Locket
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