Irene drake is one of those albums

is one of those albums whose backstory looms so large that it threatens to overwhelm the actual music

musician Leonard Charles & his friends paid tribute to Dilla’s landmark release by re-recording the entire 31-track album on live instruments

Fat Mike explores darker territory on standout tracks like "My Orphan Year

Here it is

deeply satisfying introduction to one of indie folk's most distinctive voices

Irene drake is one of those albumsIrene is the debut album from Izy (pronounced eye zee), a Melbourne based trio originally hailing from Cairns in Australias tropical North. A deeply mature album from a very young band, Irene is a 10 song collection of raw neo soul grooves, rich vocal harmony and subtle jazz guitar. A stripped back, simple recording of a band killing it in a room. Theres a deep understanding of the canon of soul music on display here, with echoes of DAngelo and Curtis