Sands Of Time

Three years on from their career-defining hit Just Be Good To Me and the SOS Band’s Sands of Time again showcases the mid-80s Jam and Lewis sound which had by now solidified into a set of crisp, effective production techniques. At the centre of Sands… is a jewel of 80s R’n’B, the refined soul sophistication and cutting edge synths/drum machine beats of The Finest which provide the perfect backing for Mary Davis’ refined vocals. Elsewhere jams like Nothing But The Best and Do You Still Want Me nail a confident, restrained and uptown soul aesthetic and throughout the album, J&L repeat their career-defining trick of forging heartfelt, soul-filled songs from synthesised sounds, digital electric keys and drum box robot rhythms.