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Vampire Weekend Return with Two New Tracks

After almost six years Vampire Weekend have finally made their long awaited comeback, dropping two new tracks from upcoming album ‘Father of The Bride’.  The two new tracks show the band going in slight change of direction musically but still maintaining that happy go lucky innocence and charm the band have always worn on their sleeve. The first track, Harmony Hall is a fun bouncy and happy song, the chorus is big catchy and sits atop a soulful Primal Scream sounding piano. As the song builds into a huge feel good ending you’re suddenly reminded of everything that made you

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Q&A with the future of Jazz Soul Music: Zara McFarlane

Zara McFarlane was born into a Jamaican family in Dagenham, East London.   In 2010 she issued her self-produced EP, Until Tomorrow, catching the attention of Gilles Peterson who released her debut album the following year on his label, Brownswood Recordings.   Positioned neatly between the twin worlds of modern jazz and nu-soul, it confirmed the presence of a very special artist earning Zara a plethora of rave reviews and a MOBO nomination.  Her unique crystalline voice and finesse of her delivery stems from both a natural gift and years of formal study at a very high standard. After studying Music Theatre at