Surprise Chef - All News Is Good News

1.All News Is Good News 04:21
2.Herbie Hemphill 04:05
3.Blyth Street Nocturne 04:53
4.Have You Fed Baby Huey Today 04:21
5.Yung Boi Suite 05:00
6.Crayfish Caper 06:49
7.Flip Shelton 06:35
8.Drinking From The Cup Of Bob Knob03:59
9.Mario's Lament 01:55

“One of the finest soul and funk releases of the past 18 months.” Clash Magazine

“Soothing, atmospheric, disquieting.” MOJO Magazine

“Wonderful deep grooves.” Shindig

There is something simultaneously both brand-new and retro about 'All News Is Good News’ - the debut album from Melbourne's instrumental soul group Surprise Chef. It sounds like something dreamt up by lo-fi cousins of David Axelrod and Janko Nilovic, with dramatic Library-music-eqsue cinematic arrangements echoing both light and dark, delving into moments of dissonance and positivity. There is a meticulous education of 1970’s soul on display that touches on the legacies of the great composer / producers, yet at the same time this is a truly contemporary record that could have only been made now.