There comes a time in every great band when their sound crystallises. Here with ‘4’, The Bamboos make a succinct musical statement that distills all their influences, nuances and idiosyncrasies pushing them into a sonic
territory all their own.
The Bamboos’ knack for attention-grabbing singles & videos continues with the first single from ‘4’, On The Sly featuring Kylie Auldist which has
already amassed 5,000+ YouTube hits in its first couple of weeks. Another track You Ain’t No Good just landed rotation here on Triple J, revealing a demand that is bound to see ‘4’ gracing the most high profile playlists, at home & abroad.
The band have been championed in the UK by Mark Lamarr (BBC2), Craig Charles, (BBC6), Kenny Dope and Keb Darge, and are widely acknowledged as one of the best/tightest live funk bands on the planet. They are up there with The Dap Kings in the danceability stakes and leader Lance Ferguson more than rivals your Mark Ronson’s as ‘busiest man in funk’ and ‘cover version genius’; Their version of Kings Of Leon’s King Of The Rodeo last year scored 150,000 YouTube hits. …Their funk has surely hit the fan!