The Charades are a Los Angeles-based soul duo featuring Joshua Strauther and Curtis Pettygrove. Their debut EP C is for Charades enchants with meandering melodies, groovy hooks and attractive vocals. The vintage sound in the five tunes here, with warm tones of organ and vibraphone, has something cinematic and mysterious. Reportedly, Screaming Jay Hawkins’ I Put a Spell On You served as inspiration to create a somewhat spooky atmosphere, and although it is not as frantic as that 1956 classic, its mood is captured quite well. The Q for Quality applies.

C is for Charades, engineered, mixed and mastered by Aaron Stern / Dan Young, is out now digitally and on 7″ vinyl through Earth Libraries.

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