Unklejam - Love Ya

A trio of men from Hawaii, Northolt and Miami make for a quirky group: dedicated to expressive music and their homage to the Funkadelic's 1979 album, Uncle Jam Wants You. A retro-funk intro with Prince inspired vocals starts the groovy Love Ya - while the instrumentals are quite unusual with 80's electro pop influences and James Brown grunts, the lyrics could use some serious work. With a chorus of "Shake it, shake it, shake it… girl like it's your birthday", you can't help but feel that Outkast should have been consulted. There's definite potential in their toe-tapping beats and attitude however - good voice, good beats, just a shame about the chorus. [Lara Moloney]