That pesky Icelandic volcano almost robbed us of a chance to see Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ whistle-stop tour of the late night TV studios this week, but fortunately Mother Nature relented, and their earlier appearance on the Colbert Report was followed last night (April 28) by a performance on Jimmy Fallon’s show.
“Better Things” is taken from the recently released I Learned the Hard Way, and is another chance to revel in Jones’s stunning voice and the Dap-Kings’ wonderful retro soul stylings. Sure, this music is unashamedly backwards looking, but it’s hard to resist when all involved bring such feeling and emotion to their playing.
