I love talking about groups that aren't and may never be big hits, but which deserve to be. I'll start with what producer Brook d'lieu calls "Post-Hip-Hop"/Electronic/Funk/Punk/Jazz, and vocalist Jack Davey calls "Electronic Cowabunga music". Sometimes when musicians come up with those crazy descriptions of their work, you just roll your eyes and pop them in their proper category. J*Davey comes closer to most to genre-bending, but honestly, they're as Hip-Hop as it gets, not Rap (it's a strictly singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist team, kinda Groove Theory style), but in their overall sensibility. And her voice. Yes, once again recalling Amel Larrieux. My wife and I absolutely love the Jack Davey/4Hero collabo "Take my time". She sings a cooing, coy come-on over the British crew's tight organ and guitar licks. And she obviously knows how not to be overshadowed by mad genius producers, because the regular J*Davey fare is just as arresting. This interview (interspersed with concert clips) gives a sense of their infectious energy and intelligence: