Seattle Subsonic

Return of the P

September 2nd, 2008

I’ve yapped a bit about LA’s People Under the Stairs over the years, and I’ve gotta run my mouth about ‘em again. Their latest LP, Fun DMC, is set to hit the streets this month. So singles are out and a tour’s in order, natch.
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Two songs are available now legitimately through iTunes and elsewhere. The iTunes version is the least expensive by fifty cents (hooray for the weak dollar!) and though it is tagged as the “Clean” version, it’s not edited. A few f- bombs snuck through… Anyhow, enough of that, what’s up with the songs? “Step Bacc” is a familiar and funky fast-tempo brag-rap track in the spirit of “The Outrage” and the outstanding “The Double K Show”. Thes One leads off and then hands off the mic to Double K. Their delivery is solid, the straightforward high hat and wood block tempo is bumpin’; another proven and dependable product from these two.
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“The Wiz” is set to a super-chill synth and bass background. (Is this Nightmares on Wax? Maybe some influence from J Boogie?) This a new sound for them, the way “You” was on their last record, and a success. Big Double takes point here and bam - Thes One sings the chorus? Didn’t see that coming. It’s cool, really groovy. Check back for samples from the new album to appear here this week.
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The P hits the stage at King Cobra Sunday night, 28 September. This is their tenth year of makin’ music and movin’ people, so come out and raise a glass. They’re already celebrating on the “Step Bacc”:
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“just last year / we made six figures / and drank a lot of beer / so how is that underground? /
it doesn’t really matter / no one’s left in LA / and our catalog’s getting fatter”