LP 12" EZRA COLLECTIVE - You Can't Steal My Joy

Side A

 A1 – "Space Is The Place" (reprise) ( 02:34)

A2 –  "Why You Mad?" (02:46)

A3 - "Red Whine" (04:26)

A4 - "Quest For Coin" (03:56)

Side B

B1 - "Reason In Disguise" (feat Jorja Smith) (03:41)

B2 - "What Am I To Do?" (feat Loyle Carner) (04:04)

B3 - "Chris & Jane" (03:58)

Side C

C1 - "People Saved" (06:28)

C2 - "Philosopher II" (03:36)

Side D

D1 - "Sao Paulo" (03:59)

D2 - "King Of The Jungle" (03:57)

D3 - "You Can't Steal My Joy" (04:49)

D4 - "Shakara" (feat Kokoroko) (05:17)

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Review

A largely instrumental release, Ezra Collective’s debut is a celebration without being overtly reverential towards older conventions. Instead, it draws on music from around London – and by extension, the whole world. ‘Quest For Coin’’s parping horns and syncopated rhythms recall UK grime, garage, and salsa in equal measures, while the title track is a ferocious burst of brass-flecked energy-NME