Five

Ten years to the day after the release of their 1999 debut Subtle Ways, Maktub returns with their fifth studio album FIVE. Songs range from the classic Maktub soul psychedelia of Slippin' Away; to the lush near-80s Simple Minds influence It's Never Enough and the standout single soul ballad You Know I Love You. It's no wonder these five guys from Seattle continue on FIVE to garner the support of their devoted fans (200 of them funded their 2007 release Start It Over). Fronted by singer/comedian Reggie Watts, the Seattle pioneers stay close to their soul roots and street cred, proving the Baltimore City Paper prescient when it declared, Seattle Has Midwifed One of the Better New Soul Bands Around in Maktub. FIVE is available June 23rd via CD