

The young Jamaican band restores earthy pungency to traditional roots riddims. “Wondering” and “Ready For Love” are lovers rock tunes that allow Kumar Bent to flex his talents as an R&B singer, while “Ragamuffin” is a hard-hitting revival of the militant dancehall riddims of the early ‘80s. Like the Isley Brothers meeting Gyptian, “Would You Love Me” is a deliriously fragrant modern pop song, but if you really crave that early ‘70s Wailers mood, feel free to lose yourself in the blue smoke of “Getting Dread.”