AJ & THE JIGGAWATTS - Wrong Step / Karma Is A Bitch

CATALOG: MM-001RELEASE DATE: 9/17/2021 AJ & the Jiggawatts deliver another crispy-fried slab of southern funk and soul. It’s been about 4 years since their last offering, an exercise in heaviness in the way of a 7” on Colemine Records. Now, the crew returns with a new slice of soul on guitarist Andrew Muller’s brand new raw-funk boutique label, Money Mouse Records. “Karma Is a Bitch” is the rough and tough deep funk side we’ve been waiting for. Signature sly funk vibes trade licks with a sense of existential dread, all while staying incredibly danceable. AJ’s gruff, whiskey burnt vocal performance gives the track the push it needs to go over the edge into mind-meltingly funky territory. “Wrong Step” is another hype/uptempo dance floor killer complete with call and response breakdown. There’s some crazy sonic manipulation happening here on top of the always solid rhythm section. Breakneck speed guitar chucking meets percussive horn blasts. It’s a groove that borders on anarchy, a