BOOTY Drops First Single Matter Of Time Featuring Loose Ends

BOOTY is a Los Angeles R&B group led by songwriter and producer Edan Frei and Adam Epelbaum. Their R&B aesthetic has the ’70s written all over it which can bring Shuggie Otis to mind but they also have some sonic correlates to Toro y Moi’s contemporary sound. “Matter Of Time” is their first single and it features Carl McIntosh from beloved ’80s UK soul group Loose Ends. They shared the inspiration for the song in a statement: 

Frei says, “In addition to it being a love song, it’s just that idea of whatever it is you’re going for, if you really believe in it, it’s just a matter of time.”
“Coming from an improv background, free-styling melodies and lyrics is one of my absolute joys,” Epelbaum enthuses. “Despite our band name, we definitely take the music-making process seriously.”
 
“Matter Of Time” is from their forthcoming album which is being produced by one-third of Sa-Ra Creative Parters and Grammy-winning producer Om’Mas Keith. Adrian Miller and Keith co-founded the Tiny Universe label which will release BOOTY’s debut album. Their 2019 High Art EP was a Geffen release. Once they left Geffen Miller was able to add them to the Tiny Universe family. “Matter Of Time” will be heard on Issa Rae’s first episode of Rap Shit via HBO on July 21, 2022. The group has summer shows scheduled in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. 
 



Loose Ends-You Can’t Stop The Rain (Live)

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Jane Eugene of Loose Ends was recently at The Shrine in Chicago representing for the group. Cam Be captures “You Can’t Stop The Rain” and an interview with the singer.




Throwback:Pete Rock Featuring Loose Ends-Take Your Time


This legendary hip-hop producer from the Bronx came to the surface the loudest with CL Smooth and their classic album Mecca And The Soul Brother in 1992. Their song “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” which was dedicated to their friend the late “Trouble T. Roy” who was a dancer for Heavy D. He has produced songs for Nas, Public Enemy and Biggie Smalls. “Take Your Time” is from his critically acclaimed solo album Soul Survivor from 1998. Loose Ends were the premier soul group from England in the ’80s until Jazzie B’s Soul II Soul crew arrived in 1988.
Most people know them for the songs “Hanging On A String,”Slow Down” “You Can’t Stop The Rain” and “Stay A Little While Child.”