Snarky Puppy will be releasing Culcha Vulcha, their 11th album and first true studio album in eight years on April 29th. The band decamped to a pecan orchard at the remote Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, TX, a five-minute walk from the Mexican border. The Texas-bred/Brooklyn-based collective used a week in isolation to record nine original tracks that showcase a darker hued sound. Influenced by the travels of their nearly constant world tours, which have seen the band play over 1,200 shows on six continents, sounds from places like Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires effortlessly mingle with strains of Motown, vintage J.B.’s and the music of Dallas, TX churches that were so crucial to Snarky Puppy’s formative years. Culcha Vulcha, released on April 29th on GroundUP Music/Universal Music Classics, finds Snarky Puppy utilizing a sonically creative approach to both composition and performance. Check out the band doing what they do best live earlier this year in Tampa…
