Nigel Hall (keys/vocals), shares, “[This song was] inspired by the Clark Sisters, which was written in a time when we all needed to be reminded that everything was gonna be okay. It really spoke to me, and all of us, given what we’ve been going through right now.” Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff (guitar) adds, “This is Nigel Hall’s reimagined interpretation of a Clark Sisters song, with the incredible Nick Daniels from Dumpstafunk sharing some of the vocal duties. It speaks about making it through tough times with Unity, and reaffirming that Everything will be alright!” Listen now: This Boston-formed group consisting of Adam Deitch (drums), Ryan Zoidis (saxophone), Adam ‘Shmeeans’ Smirnoff (guitar), Erick ‘Jesus’ Coomes (bass), Nigel Hall (keyboards/vocals), Eric ‘Benny’ Bloom (trumpet)—will be delivering a whole host of new tunes to the world in the form ofUnify, the eighth studio album from Lettuce and the third consecutive record made at Denver’s Colorado Sound Studios, completing a loose trilogy starting with 2019’s Grammy-nominated Elevate, and continuing with 2020’s Resonate. Fans can expect the same tight, wildly-funky instrumentals Lettuce has always been known for, but in the tightest form they’ve ever taken. And this time around, the guys have gotten the stamp of approval from one of the genre’s most legendary icons, Bootsy Collins, himself, who can be heard singing on the track “Keep That Funk Alive.” “Dealing with the pandemic, being in separate places, trying to survive without our best friends, without touring, not to mention the political divide in this country,” says Deitch. “We really needed to unify.” Zoidis recalls, “This album came together at a time when we were away from each other longer than we had been in years.” Although the band was able to do a lot of writing and pre-production from their respective home studios, they hadn’t been in the same room or on the same stage together since their European tour was cut short in March 2021, so the first song on Unify captures the raw energy of a much-needed reunion at Colorado Sound Studios. Currently on tour, Lettuce will take their plethora of brand new material out on the road (and across the pond) for the Unify World Tour. Between their U.S. leg and September’s Europe run, the band will hit some of the country’s most beloved festivals including Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Sonic Bloom, and High Sierra. A full list of tour dates is below and ticket information can be found at lettucefunk.com/tour. Next, do people who are tone-deaf hear music differently?
