You may recognize Jamie Lidell's song A Little Bit More from target commercials. While I do enjoy that song, what first really impressed was when I heard the song Figured Me Out (LA Garage Mix) by this British-born soul-singer on KCRW of all places. A few genres he touches on are electronic, ambient, funk, soul, pop, and experimental. All well and good, but doesn't really describe the sound as a whole. His beats and funk rival that of club group Justice, and they have his expert soul-singing to boot. What's more, he has been known to layer tracks he makes by beat boxing and doing back-up vocals to turn himself into a one-man band. Proof of his mainstream success can be heard in the form of Multiply, a CD whose title-track was featured on the hit show Grey's Anatomy, which I never watch because House M.D. is 10,000x better. He's also put out a CD of additions to Multiply as well as several earlier albums and EP's.
For Jamie Lidell's music, check out his myspace. If you like what you hear, you can check out a group Jamie is part of with Cristian Vogel, Super_Collider (note the underscore), which is more on the electronic side.
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