1. My Dear
2. Medicine Spoon
3. The Man Says
4. The Agenda
5. Looking For A Better Thing
6. Soul of the Earth
7. Coming Home To You
8. Mr. Wrong
9. Longview (single version)
10. It’s About Time
Featuring soulful lead vocals and a full horn section, Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics make earthy old-school ’50s and ’60s-style R&B. Formed in 2005 in Gainesville, Florida by singer Ruby Velle, guitarist Scott Clayton, and organ player Spencer Garn, the band relocated to Atlanta in 2007.
In 2010 and 2011, Creative Loafing voted them Atlanta’s best soul band. In 2012, Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics released their debut full-length album It’s About Time. The album features 10 original songs chiming in at just over 40 minutes in length, recorded on 1/2″ 8-track tape by producer Spencer Garn. Fronting the 7-piece powerhouse band is Ruby Velle, a Canadian born little lady of southern influence and East Indian decent, whose voice and appearance often surprise people when they hear and see her live for the first time.
Leading the pack is “My Dear,” a powerful back-beat soul groove that sets the tone for the record and teases the listener to hear more. Then the track “Medicine Spoon” drops into a fast paced funky drumbeat, perfect for sampling as the genre is known for. Throughout the album there are medium and fast paced songs with tasteful horn arrangements and full string ensembles featured on “The Agenda” and “Mr. Wrong.” “It’s About Time,” the band’s foray into political commentary, offers an epic and enormous sound mixed with meaningful, timely lyrics. (via exystence.net)
