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Tanika Charles - The Gumption [New Vinyl LP]

Artist: Tanika Charles

Title: The Gumption

Format: Vinyl LP

Genre: Soul/R & B

UPC: 5050580709140

Release Date: 2019

Record Label: Record Kicks

Album Tracks

1. Tell Me Something
2. Going Home
3. Love Overdue
4. Rememeber to Remember
5. Cool Scorpio
6. Dans Les Nuages
7. Cadillac Moon
8. Upside Down
9. First & Last
10. Look at Us Now
11. Since You Been Gone
12. Always Restless

Vinyl LP pressing. What gave you the gumption? Tanika Charles rhetorically asks during the introductory notes of her sophomore album appropriately titled The Gumption. While the apprehensive lover at the receiving end of that inquisition should feel slighted by the remark, it also alludes to the assuredness Tanika has gained since the release of her Juno Award and Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut Soul Run. The Gumption picks up where Soul Run left off, continuing her tradition of marrying classic soul with modern production styles. Across a dozen songs spanning 38 minutes, Tanika addresses moments of vulnerability, vindication, uncertain love, forbidden fruit and the state of the world today. "It's a little more mature. It's not feeling guilty about being up front, not being afraid to address situations that aren't comfortable for me. I'm comfortable in my skin now in a way I never was before. The overall theme is growth. I feel the music reflects that, and my words reflects that. Even the album cover tries to convey the feeling too. I'm not putting up with unnecessary nonsense anymore." Predominately guitar-driven mid-tempo soul, with a handful of dance floor friendly tunes and some psychedelic leanings, The Gumption was indirectly influenced by the likes of Alabama Shakes, The Supremes, Khruangbin, D'Angelo, and Moses Sumney. It is sonically moody at times, but with consistent silver-lining arcs.