New Review From Austin.com

And the press keeps rolling in! This time from the website, Austin.com. Here’s a sampling of what they had to say…

In turning water to wine, Jesus took what is already a valuable, nourishing resource and transformed it to something—while maybe not as necessary—something better. Let’s just run with that allegory and say that’s pretty much what Nakia does on his so-named debut.

In this case, southern rock will stand in for the water. Necessary for life? Why not. But Nakia & His Southern Cousins transform a southern rock base into a meritage of gospel-tinged soul. Vintage soul. The truth is Nakia has uncorked a blend (enough already with the wine puns) that has been missing from much of today’s soul music, which often relies as heavily on funk as soul. Nakia (pronounced nuh-kee-yah) eschews this easy trap. You will never find a comparison to James Brown. You will find Otis Redding, Al Green, Little Feat, or the Allman Brothers.

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