1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,613 --> 00:00:15,773 Speaker 1: from News Talks Abo. 3 00:00:14,773 --> 00:00:23,053 Speaker 2: Expectation based the follow twice. It's hard Cold haptique and 4 00:00:23,573 --> 00:00:28,573 Speaker 2: all make it easy or all your heart as hard 5 00:00:33,893 --> 00:00:37,053 Speaker 2: on no record. 6 00:00:39,373 --> 00:00:43,853 Speaker 3: That is Louis Baker. That song's Fool's Expectation, beautiful A. 7 00:00:44,653 --> 00:00:48,093 Speaker 3: He's just released a new album it's called Medicine, and 8 00:00:48,173 --> 00:00:50,693 Speaker 3: our music review at Style Cliff it's been listening. She's 9 00:00:50,693 --> 00:00:54,293 Speaker 3: with us this morning ten ark were good morning and I. 10 00:00:54,213 --> 00:00:58,533 Speaker 4: Am bringing all the soul vibes to you. Yeah, with 11 00:00:58,533 --> 00:01:02,253 Speaker 4: our mate Louis Baker. So he has released his latest EP. 12 00:01:02,533 --> 00:01:05,653 Speaker 4: It's called Medicine, and it's all in the title music 13 00:01:05,733 --> 00:01:09,053 Speaker 4: is his, which probably is something that can be said 14 00:01:09,053 --> 00:01:12,693 Speaker 4: for quite a few of us. I reckon and has 15 00:01:12,733 --> 00:01:16,013 Speaker 4: this opener called Fool's Expectation and it kind of has 16 00:01:16,053 --> 00:01:20,093 Speaker 4: like this start without me terrifying you with my voice 17 00:01:20,093 --> 00:01:23,693 Speaker 4: too much, but one of my beautiful starts. So you're like, oh, 18 00:01:23,973 --> 00:01:26,373 Speaker 4: this could be from a scene in dirty dancing, like 19 00:01:26,373 --> 00:01:30,893 Speaker 4: one of those sixties sort of swoody thoughts looking the 20 00:01:30,973 --> 00:01:34,533 Speaker 4: scene and questioning themselves and having hope, but going all 21 00:01:34,573 --> 00:01:35,973 Speaker 4: that all went to custom kind of thing, you know, 22 00:01:37,853 --> 00:01:41,013 Speaker 4: or maybe some cool sixties jazz soul kind of barwed 23 00:01:41,053 --> 00:01:43,813 Speaker 4: Bee probably more how it would be, but that more 24 00:01:43,933 --> 00:01:47,293 Speaker 4: modern production that we get with Louis and his arrangements, 25 00:01:47,293 --> 00:01:49,933 Speaker 4: So there's lots of layering and then this real cool 26 00:01:50,013 --> 00:01:53,413 Speaker 4: lyrical journey. I've sort of hope and loss and disappointment 27 00:01:53,493 --> 00:01:56,493 Speaker 4: and he does. I mean, his voice is so you know, 28 00:01:56,533 --> 00:02:00,093 Speaker 4: he can go for those really massive, huge, big voice nots, 29 00:02:00,853 --> 00:02:03,733 Speaker 4: but actually for a lot of this EP, he keeps 30 00:02:03,773 --> 00:02:07,213 Speaker 4: it quite subtle and quite I mean it sort of 31 00:02:07,373 --> 00:02:08,933 Speaker 4: makes him mouth a little bit, doesn't it. You know, 32 00:02:09,093 --> 00:02:11,533 Speaker 4: It's like it's really beautiful and throughout that song it's 33 00:02:11,613 --> 00:02:15,493 Speaker 4: really great. A lot of emphasis throughout the EP of 34 00:02:15,493 --> 00:02:19,093 Speaker 4: that real thick, deep bassline, so making those beats and 35 00:02:19,133 --> 00:02:21,893 Speaker 4: then the lush, rich vocals that come over that just 36 00:02:21,933 --> 00:02:25,013 Speaker 4: seem to flow out of him is a really really 37 00:02:25,053 --> 00:02:29,933 Speaker 4: great co lab Worth Wellington singer artist Wallace. It's a 38 00:02:29,933 --> 00:02:33,053 Speaker 4: song called Bean Gone, which has actually been placed in 39 00:02:33,093 --> 00:02:36,453 Speaker 4: the top twenty on the EPRA Silver Scroll. But their 40 00:02:36,533 --> 00:02:40,093 Speaker 4: voice of just meld together, like they come together as 41 00:02:40,133 --> 00:02:43,333 Speaker 4: one so beautifully, and she I mean she's a stellar 42 00:02:43,413 --> 00:02:46,893 Speaker 4: artist anyway, So to see them co Lab is really 43 00:02:46,893 --> 00:02:50,133 Speaker 4: cool thing. There's a few of those psychedelic, trippy grooves 44 00:02:50,773 --> 00:02:52,613 Speaker 4: kind of going on in some songs with that little 45 00:02:52,693 --> 00:02:55,973 Speaker 4: record ta tat kind of drum thing that keeps you 46 00:02:56,013 --> 00:02:58,173 Speaker 4: sort of moving because I don't want to make it 47 00:02:58,213 --> 00:03:01,373 Speaker 4: sound like it's all slow and swayy, like I think 48 00:03:01,413 --> 00:03:03,293 Speaker 4: there's plenty of stuff in here where you could get 49 00:03:03,373 --> 00:03:06,013 Speaker 4: up and can't help but sort of cut a couple 50 00:03:06,053 --> 00:03:09,413 Speaker 4: of shape. But but but also there are those songs 51 00:03:09,413 --> 00:03:11,733 Speaker 4: that take you on that just really I guess it's medicine, right, 52 00:03:11,733 --> 00:03:14,933 Speaker 4: He's trying to make you just reconnect, chill out. I 53 00:03:14,933 --> 00:03:17,053 Speaker 4: think that it's like a woman brace. If I was 54 00:03:17,093 --> 00:03:18,333 Speaker 4: going to sum it up. 55 00:03:18,253 --> 00:03:19,653 Speaker 3: Like that, Yeah, nice. 56 00:03:19,773 --> 00:03:21,933 Speaker 4: I haven't. I haven't hugged Louis Baker, but I imagine 57 00:03:21,933 --> 00:03:22,693 Speaker 4: he's quite good at. 58 00:03:24,733 --> 00:03:27,253 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean yeah, if his music is easy to 59 00:03:27,293 --> 00:03:31,133 Speaker 3: go by, for sure he's giving us yeah exactly. So, 60 00:03:31,373 --> 00:03:33,493 Speaker 3: I mean it's interesting, right, because like you say, he's 61 00:03:33,733 --> 00:03:35,173 Speaker 3: like when I think of his music, I do think 62 00:03:35,173 --> 00:03:38,693 Speaker 3: of the kind of layering, right. It's interesting to me 63 00:03:38,733 --> 00:03:41,813 Speaker 3: that he's the sole producer on this album, so and 64 00:03:41,853 --> 00:03:45,653 Speaker 3: that you know, there's quite a it's quite distinct Yeah, yeah. 65 00:03:45,693 --> 00:03:47,453 Speaker 4: To take on and it was his like he set 66 00:03:47,533 --> 00:03:49,333 Speaker 4: himself a goal and that's what he wanted to achieve. 67 00:03:49,853 --> 00:03:52,133 Speaker 4: And I think he's done a really beautiful job. I mean, 68 00:03:52,173 --> 00:03:55,053 Speaker 4: he's worked with some incredible people through his career, so 69 00:03:55,093 --> 00:03:57,173 Speaker 4: you must pick up so much. And I guess when 70 00:03:57,213 --> 00:03:59,973 Speaker 4: you sit with some songs yourself as the sole producer, 71 00:04:00,373 --> 00:04:02,333 Speaker 4: you get a chance to titoo a round and playing 72 00:04:02,813 --> 00:04:05,533 Speaker 4: yeah with how you think it should go. And he's 73 00:04:05,573 --> 00:04:09,093 Speaker 4: done a really great job. I was expecting maybe not 74 00:04:09,173 --> 00:04:12,213 Speaker 4: to have as much smooth production, you know, for someone 75 00:04:12,293 --> 00:04:15,853 Speaker 4: picking it on just as himself, but he clearly knows 76 00:04:15,853 --> 00:04:18,373 Speaker 4: what he's doing, no, and he's done some fun little 77 00:04:18,373 --> 00:04:20,253 Speaker 4: stuff in there, and I think it's one of those 78 00:04:20,253 --> 00:04:22,733 Speaker 4: ones you'll first listen to, you'll hear his voice and 79 00:04:22,773 --> 00:04:25,453 Speaker 4: you'll follow that along, and then as you go back 80 00:04:25,573 --> 00:04:28,693 Speaker 4: you start hearing some of those different beats and sounds 81 00:04:28,693 --> 00:04:30,973 Speaker 4: and things that he's put through, some of that layering. 82 00:04:31,533 --> 00:04:33,453 Speaker 4: It'll be interesting to see it live because I think 83 00:04:33,453 --> 00:04:35,533 Speaker 4: that sort of changes everything as well, when it comes 84 00:04:35,573 --> 00:04:39,253 Speaker 4: to a full band being part of the production. And 85 00:04:39,253 --> 00:04:42,133 Speaker 4: that's kind of the beautiful thing I think about soul 86 00:04:42,173 --> 00:04:44,693 Speaker 4: and R and B. It can have some different elements 87 00:04:44,733 --> 00:04:47,413 Speaker 4: to it once it becomes live, and they play with 88 00:04:47,413 --> 00:04:50,173 Speaker 4: it even more once it's on stage. So if you 89 00:04:50,253 --> 00:04:53,093 Speaker 4: happen to be in his hometown of Wellington tonight at 90 00:04:53,093 --> 00:04:56,333 Speaker 4: San fran So they're going to do the EP and 91 00:04:56,373 --> 00:04:58,533 Speaker 4: then they're going to do a whole lot of you know, 92 00:04:58,573 --> 00:05:01,093 Speaker 4: his other headlog and everything. And then of course the 93 00:05:01,133 --> 00:05:02,933 Speaker 4: massive news everyone might have seen is that he's packing 94 00:05:02,933 --> 00:05:08,413 Speaker 4: his bags to Europe sorry or whatever, like Halle. So 95 00:05:08,973 --> 00:05:10,733 Speaker 4: that's really exciting stuff for him on the back of 96 00:05:10,813 --> 00:05:12,653 Speaker 4: just releasing something new for himself too. 97 00:05:12,813 --> 00:05:14,173 Speaker 3: So good. Okay, what'd you give me? 98 00:05:15,093 --> 00:05:16,933 Speaker 4: I'm giving it a nine out of ten only because 99 00:05:16,973 --> 00:05:17,733 Speaker 4: I wanted more. 100 00:05:20,133 --> 00:05:23,933 Speaker 3: Like yeah, yeah, I like that very good. Okay, nine 101 00:05:23,933 --> 00:05:25,893 Speaker 3: out of ten for medicine. Bye way, Baker. We'll have 102 00:05:25,933 --> 00:05:27,213 Speaker 3: a bit more of a listen in a few minutes 103 00:05:27,213 --> 00:05:28,133 Speaker 3: thanks to Stelle. 104 00:05:28,293 --> 00:05:32,253 Speaker 1: Enjoy for more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. 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