Album review : FAITH NYC – Love Is A Wish Away

Good Deeds Music [Release date 22.11.24]

A Motown sound that isn’t a Motown sound.

Faith NYC is Felice Rosser’s band, which comprises percussionist, Fin Hunt, and guitar man, Justin Adams. Rosser sings and plays bass.

Born and brought up in Detroit, but lured by the moods and music of the big apple, Rosser now lives and works in New York City.

With their about to be released album, Love Is A Wish Away, FNYC have assembled a jigsaw reflection of Black and white East Coast punk and funk. A percussive collision of cultures, put to ever evolving music.

FNYC’s guitar man, Justin Adams has made music with many. Most notably, Robert Plant on his Mighty ReArranger album. At other times he’s collaborating with Irish, Arabic and African musicians.

His sparkling guitar contributions to tracks like ‘Eagle Street’ and ‘Climbing All The Way’ make you want to hunt down and listen to every album he’s ever played on.

On the “love” songs, ‘Love Is A Wish Away’ and ‘Love In A Silent Way’, Rosser’s voice slips and slides down a down n dirty bass beat into a seductive chorus. Funky, cheek to cheek dance floor fillers.

The Marley-esque ‘I Stood Up’, and ‘Everything Is All Around’ are absolute beacons of light on an album that illuminates the path ahead for Rosser.

Her songs shimmer and shine in the darkness, whether it be ‘I Can Make It Up To You’, a penitent’s prayer or, ‘Useless’, a poignant takedown of the big city.

Others, like the soulful ‘Overpass’ just glimmer and groove in the distance, in the night. ***1/2

Review by Brian McGowan

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