MP3/Video: Dinner At The Thompson's – "Rice N' Beans" Feat. Guilty Simpson

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	MP3/Video: Dinner At The Thompson's – "Rice N' Beans" Feat. Guilty Simpson	04.28.2011


	Latest Single From Off The Grid Cites Hip-Hop, Afro-Beat Influences

Critical Praise for Dinner At The Thompson's: "When listening to FabLive's incredible range of soundscapes and Lucille's nearly Mystique-esque powers of transformation, you wouldn't want anyone or anything getting in the way of their flow... it's a revelation and a pleasant surprise start to end." - RapReviews.com The Song: Steaming hot jazz, chopped full of hip-hop, soul, funk, afro-beat, and electro-influenced beats. That's what Dinner At The Thompson's has cooking on the stove-top, and the France-American duo comprised of singer Lucille Tee and producer/multi-instrumentalist Fablive know its getting tough for fans to fight off the hunger pains as the May 17th release date approaches for their sophomore album, Off The Grid. So, as they continue to prep the main course, DATT is dropping off a nice little appetizer for fans with "Rice N' Beans," the latest single from the album featuring Detroit emcee Guilty Simpson. The track was "inspired by a desire to bring an afro-beat influence into a rap beat," says Lucille. "The lyrics are a sort of modern tale between a man and a woman, and they speak about what each can expect and give to each other. 'Rice N' Beans' is a metaphor for the essential – the nutrients, the basic needs in a relationship." Trumpet and saxophone players Ernesto Sanchez and Sam McStuff, both jazzmen heavily influenced by afro-beat, are perfect added ingredients to Fablive's low-down, dirty, and funky vibe, while Guilty Simpson's gruff vocals fill out the track, complementing Lucille's sultry sassiness. "I'm giving you all that class, you asking me more for much," she sings. "I'm giving you Rice 'N' Beans/ Your honey, your loving, and all those things." Dinner At The Thompson's Off The Grid will be released May 17th on Earth At Work Records via FB Distribution. Download Dinner At The Thompson's "Rice N' Beans" ft. Guilty Simpson here: http://media.audibletreats.com/DATT-Rice_N_Beans_Ft_Guilty_Simpson.mp3 Watch the video for the single here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqZU_f9WCk Tweet Please contact Michelle or Dan if interested in talking with Dinner At The Thompson's. The Background: There is a saying that opposites attract. Dinner At The Thompson's exist by this rule. She, Lucille Tee, is a New York-born, California-raised singer whose sweet, smoky vocals pull from jazz, soul, and spoken word. He, Fablive, is a France-based producer and multi-instrumentalist, whose influences pull from hip-hop, funk, and electro. Dinner At The Thompson's got its start in 2005 when Lucille, then living in Prague, hopped up on stage to sing with FabLive's band, during a trip to France. FabLive ended up inviting Lucille to the studio to record and the three songs they laid down during the session became the start of their first album, Lifetime on Planet Earth, released in 2007. The album earned the pair acclaim and strong reviews across the board, both from national and international publications, was played on the BBC1 by Gilles Peterson and was named "one of the best albums of the year" by French magazine Vibrations. Now, their sound will be on display on the duo's sophomore LP, Off The Grid. Released in Europe last fall to high acclaim, the album will see its stateside release on May 17, 2011 on Earth At Work Records and distributed by Fat Beats.
Streams: "Rice N' Beans" ft. Guilty Simpson: http://media.audibletreats.com/DATT-Rice_N_Beans_Ft_Guilty_Simpson.mp3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqZU_f9WCk "How Can I": http://media.audibletreats.com/DATT-How_Can_I.mp3 Bio, pictures, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/dinner_at_the_thompsons/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dinner-At-the-Thompsons/48708014287 Twitter: http://twitter.com/dattglow Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dinneratthet Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/dinner-at-the-thompsons Fat Beats: http://www.fatbeats.com/