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:
Dinner At The Thompson's is excited to celebrate the release of their new album, Off The Grid, and in doing so are giving fans a special treat with a brand new song, "Running," which also serves as the latest single from the album. With "Running," sultry singer Lucille Tee and innovative producer/multi-instrumentalist Fablive crafted a song that strays in sound from all their previous singles, instead utilizing a frenetic, string- and horn-driven track that, as the song title implies races along. Lucille's lyrics, in turn, spin a fitting tale centered around the never-ending search for fulfillment.
And the suspenseful song inspired an equally suspenseful video, overseen again by Parisian director Guillaume Cosson. Immediately after waking, the duo are shown frantically running around town, on a never-ending bustle, while the live-action footage is embellished with unique animation, also seen in their previous video for "It All Began," a sly trick that helps to create cohesion between the group's visuals. Wielding his super-powered Akai MPC, Fablive turns thugs into mini robots, street graffiti into a get-away car, and a dead-end alleyway into a doorway, while Lucille hits the high notes throughout the entire high-octane song.
Download Dinner At The Thompson's "Running" here:
http://media.audibletreats.com/DATT-Running.mp3
Watch the video for "Running" here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaeNGAq6EEI
Please post buy links:
iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=4
32555968
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Off-The-Grid/dp/B004XPOC7A/ref=tmm_msc_title_0
Fat Beats (Vinyl): http://www.fatbeats.com/products/dinner-at-the-thompsons-off-the-grid-lp
Fat Beats (CD): http://www.fatbeats.com/products/dinner-at-the-thompsons-off-the-grid-cd
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.
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