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The Urban Renewal Project
With the combined vocal talents of the jazz singing, trombone playing Aubrey Logan and freestyle rap virtuoso Elmer Demond, the URP is back with its sophomore release in Local Legend. The album's nine original tracks draw from a eclectic variety of styles—including R&B, swing, and West African highlife—while remaining unified by the melodic earworms and hip-shaking grooves that characterize the group's sound. Their debut release, Go Big or Go Home (2012), was called "one of the most exciting hybrid releases to come along in some time," and the follow-up takes it one step further. Local Legend will be available this September on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and everywhere else!
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The Urban Renewal Project: Local Legend
by Jack Bowers
If high spirits and good humor alone could carry the day, Local Legend, the second album by the California-based Urban Renewal Project, would earn five stars for candor and commitment. The group is comprised of talented musicians (twenty-seven in all) who believe in what they are doing and give every one of the album's nine numbers their best shot. On the other hand, the music ranges from pop and rap to funk, blues, R&B, soul and hip-hop, offering little in ...
read more"... if you had to choose a band to spend a day with, this is definitely the one you'd want to be around. The fun energy with this band can be heard on the music from their new CD, which blends a rich gumbo of jazz, pop, soul and hip-hop... there are tracks here that will provide the perfect upbeats for a great party." – Asha Brodie, Jazz Moods Radio
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