This weekend is a bank holiday. This means that the more responsible among us are legally allowed to go out on a Sunday night and drink alcohol. However, this post does not concern events taking place on Sunday night, this is a simple (and free) suggestion of something rather amazing to do on Friday night.We first saw Wandsworth duo The Correspondents at last month’s Secret Garden Party in Cambridge (the official Best Weekend Of The Year – as far as we are concerned). Chuckles and Mr. Bruce make up the band: geeky, white-boy, jazz-inspired hip-hop which is far, far better than that rather off-putting description might suggest.
What sets this South London pair apart from any other hip-hop band is that instead of reaching into the history of soul for samples and inspiration, they’ve instead rummaged around in Walt Disney’s record collection, borrowing a huge chunk of The Jungle Book for their amazing ‘I Wanna Be Like You’ track – a completely irresistible slice of danceable jazz which owes as much to the imagination and production as it does the vocals of Baloo the Bear.
However, there’s more to The Correspondents than their samples and influences - although anyone familiar with Mr. Scruff’s ‘Get A Move On’ will be at home with everything they have to offer on their MySpace page. ‘The Course Of Last Night’ will make you wish it was possible to have a night out in the 1940s while ‘Rentaclown’ is guaranteed to make at least one part of your body move.
We love The Correspondents we really do. They make things seem sunnier, warmer and make us proud to hail from the same borough. This Friday they are playing at a charity fundraiser at The Gigalum Bar in South London, and if you sign up for the night on their MySpace page not only will you get free entry to the gig but the bar will make a £4 donation and more importantly – there’ll be a free drink waiting for you.
Check out The Correspondents at MySpace. Sign up for Friday night and start your bank holiday with style. We’ll see you there…
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