Harvey Sutherland - Boy - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Formed in the early 50s under the watchful eye of Tuskegee, Alabama, transplant Charles Chambliss, the Sensational Saints were handpicked from a Cleveland clothing store, a pool room, and from a group of friends singing from a third story window. After years spent rotating members and issuing stray singles for assorted non-denominational imprints, the group connected with the vocally inclined Reverend Melvin Kennie brew at the close of the 60s, making good on their Sensational boast. With God in their hearts and singing on their minds, the Sensational Saints mounted their crown jewel in 1973 with You Won't Believe It (Try It You'll Like Us). Pressed in conservative quantities by local gospel magnate James Bullard on his King James tag, the group's lone long-player perfectly encapsulates the intersection of funk and gospel as only the religious conversion of a Bill Wither's tune can do.

Piling up north of 100 million streams, receiving a GLAAD Awards nomination and earning acclaim from Rolling Stone, PAPER, Billboard, People, The Huffington Post, Consequence of Sound, Jordy holds nothing back on his second full-length album, 'BOY' [out Friday, 4/21 via Elektra Entertainment]. Lead single InchStory of a BoyInch flips the story and sound of a familiar anthem-Nine Days' InchStory of a GirlInch-with a fresh, fiery, and inclusive spirit that hints at much more to come. With 'BOY,' Jordy creates a relatable body of work that channels his feelings into high-impact pop anthems and delicate, heartfelt ballads about what to say to a crush, the ups and downs of mental health, the trials and tribulations of being a third wheel, the inevitability of getting older, and why it's okay to move on. As Jordy puts it  InchThese songs are for my inner child.Inch

BOY - We Were Here [COMPACT DISCS] Germany - Import date 08/21/2015