New Cool Collective

New Cool Collective, Matt Bianco, Mark Reilly – The Things You Love (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:58 minutes | 871 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © earMUSIC

After a series of inspiring meetings Matt Bianco (Mark Reilly) and New Cool Collective noticed that their style of music and work were a perfect match. They sent ideas back and forth between London and Amsterdam, which first resulted in an EP containing 5 tracks. Fourbrand new songs and one remake of the well-known Matt Bianco hit ‘Don’t Blame It On That Girl’. They went on ‘The Things You Love’-tourshortly after and due to the great success and demand for more music New Cool Collective and Matt Bianco decided to record a complete album. Five new numbers appear on the disc alongside the EP tracks: including ‘Cry’, the superb combi with Clean Bandit singer Elisabeth Troy, and a Matt Bianco & New Cool Collective makeover of one of NCCs own songs: The result is a swinging version of the song ‘Bring It On’.

Mark Reilly about the collaboration with NCC: “…I had heard NCC’s name but was not familiar with its music. I was really impressed by NCC’s musical and energetic sound after seeing some videos. The band’s influences are very similar to my own but different enough to make an interesting collaboration…

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