Time to strut. Lizzo and Janelle Monae have been funking their stuff hard recently, but its not just American acts who are getting the hips thrusting. The UK (in places) is at it as well.
Derbyshire isn’t known as the centre of disco, but Patawawa are continuing to make it just that. New single All The Time whips up the delights of the groove and throws it all over the dancefloor with a little help from the ghost of Prince.
“Forget about my counselling, forget anxiety, when I look into your eyes our prescription is for me,” sings Beth Garrett as the nation suddenly decides it’s John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever and there’s some serious dirty dancing going on. Or at least that’s what should happen when you hear Patawawa. Time to get lost in music. We're caught in a trap. This feels good.
Patawawa - All The Time
It’s time to put on your glittery hot pants, boob tube, platforms and grab your hand bag (for dancing round) as you head to the disco with Patawawa; a trio from Matlock, Derbyshire, UK who make groovy electronic indie funk. Consisting of Rory Lovatt, Sam Wilmot and Beth Garrett this three piece have been doing the rounds for a number of years now, but it’s new track Patagonia that is really spreading the funky fever.
When we hear the expression ‘bedroom pop’ it's normal to think of some sort of lonely DIY indie artist producing laptop based electronic dance music or lo-fi fuzzy indie rock. Yet Patawawa are also bedroom musicians. So much so that the debut EP from which Patagonia is taken is titled Bedroom in tribute to the place where the songs were written and recorded.
Patagonia might have been created at home in a provincial English town but it sounds like it would have been more at home in the famous Studio 54 club, New York City. Now, who's coming for a dance then?
Patawawa - Patagonia
