SOULROCKER (2LP) 10/20/1998 "Music is a lady that

"Music is a lady that I still love

and an upright piano and organ are heard here and there

Ari and company sound like a legit reggae band -- albeit a quirky one -- locking into their one-drop grooves like seasoned Studio One pros

but Back to Us finds the group collaborating with busbee

SOULROCKER (2LP) 10/20/1998 "Music is a lady thatWhile Michael Franti's 2013 LP All People was a rollercoaster ride over angry lows and harrowing highs, there was also its smooth, miniature techno cut "Long Ride Home," a song where the album took a winning turn toward personal and small. Three years later, Soulrocker is Franti's commonly accepted "electronic" effort, where bass drops and EDM ideas mesh with guitars and flip flop music, and it is an album where the band called Spearhead are sometimes