Weekend Sun – Forever Tomorrow (2014) / Funk, Soul, Nu-Jazz, Electronic

The UK’s northeast is a particularly bright solar system in the ‘nu-funk’ galaxy these days largely as a consequence of the well-deserved successes of shining stars Smoove & Turrell. However, it’s also home to King Bee whose self-titled debut long player recently cast its few rays across the funk-iverse as well as Weekend Sun (presumably named for the fantastic Teeside climate) whose debut Forever Tomorrow pops up over the horizon shortly. Where Smoove and Turrell alternate between the sparkle of disco and the glow of their own ‘northern coal’ brand of neo-northern soul and King Bee operate in a 70s-lit world of jazz funk though, Weekend Sun instead fuse soul-jazz organs, double bass, hypnotic breakbeats and female vocals with a folk-soul feel to create their own blend of future funk, referencing but never aping the past.