I have been digging a lot of the soul bands that have recently hit the scene including revivalist acts like Brooklyn-based Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and organ backed, neo soul Fitz and The Tantrums. People are going absolutely nuts for these type of bands with good reason. They throw down.

One band that has stood out to me during the recent resurgence of soul in America has been JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound who started in Chicago back in 2007. with guitarist Billy Bungeroth, drummer Kevin Marks, and bassist Ben Taylor and the Lowdown Brass Band (formerly the Lowdown Horns) to lay down the funk-based dance music for JC Brooks’ soulful lyrics and high-energy stage presence.

A friend of mine in Chicago had mentioned something about JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound to me so I decided to check out their MySpace page and give them a listen. I was hooked instantly by the sampling (below) that they had on MySpace. I haven’t had a chance to see them live or listen to an entire album but I thought I would pass it along to y’all so you could be aware of them.

Check out their MySpace sampler below:

Here is the music video of JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound covering Wilco’s “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart”: