Song of the Day: The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – The Other Side

San Diego's instrumental soul band The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble released a new instrumental soul/funk/jazz single The Other Side, ahead of the band's forthcoming fourth studio album Step Down.

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble are definitely on a roll coming off of their third LP, Build Bridges, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart.  Their new and fourth LP, Step Down, is a direct reflection of the heavy times they were written and recorded in.  Covid-19, two Presidential impeachment trials, the George Floyd murder and resulting social unrest, a seditious attempt to subvert the democratic process at The Capitol…

With titles like Step Down, The Other Side, The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble uses their music to beautifully paint a picture of societal woes, but also points toward the solution and a better world.  Heavy Cinematic Soul, spiritual Jazz-Funk, upbeat Afro-Funk, and deeply introspective rare-groove cuts lace this ten-track transmission vessel.  SFSE is deeply defined by the sum of their influences, but always have their eye focused beyond the horizon as well.

Listen to The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble new single The Other Side, from the band's forthcoming new album Step Down: