Prepare to receive the FUNK!

Review Score: (10/10)
Jamiroquoi's latest is a continuation of the pattern put forth in the last release "Synkronized". In the earlier recording, the group paid homage in its own way to music of the 70's and 80's. This "Odyssey" features similarly constructed lyrics/melodies with obvious musical influences: The Chic/Change sounding "Little L"; "Picture of My Life" that borders on the Sergio Mendes-style of Latin pop; The MOR "Corner of the Earth"; "Love Foolosophy" that sounds as if it had been time-warped from 1977; and "Main Vein," a song that sounds like it may have come from the Norman Whitfield/Isaac Hayes school of songwriting.

For those that think that the group's apex was 1997's "Traveling Without Moving," this should put that thought to rest. There are many years of great sounds left in the English-based band.

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