“Love and Unity” is an audacious, over-the-top bop that feels like a party being thrown from start to finish. The group vocals and layered synthesizers are a nod to the influence of bands like Parliament-Funkadelic and the Ohio Players, while the driving beat and mix of sampled sounds alongside acoustic instruments give the track enough heft to feel at home on a dance floor in 2020 next to acts like Anderson Paak and Childish Gambino. Burroughs’ lyrics cleverly call his audience in, rather than calling them out. He suggests that arguments and differences dissipate under the positive influence of a shared musical experience.
from
Love and Unity,
track released March 3, 2020
Johnny Burroughs - songwriter, lead vocals
Sean Hagemeister - songwriter, guitar
Mary Claxton - songwriter, drum set, backing vocals, percussion
Brian Claxton - songwriter, bass, percussion
Alec Bell - songwriter, trumpet
Briana Harris - songwriter, horn arranger, alto saxophone, backing vocals
Jeremy Fallis - songwriter, trombone
Hayden Farr - songwriter, baritone saxophone
Tom Amend - keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizers
Eric Krasno - producer
Colin Bricker - engineer
Ryan Breen - mixing engineer
Alex DeTurk - mastering engineer