Painting by someone who is definitely not me and super talented

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have a new record I Learned the Hard way out April 6. I downloaded this yesterday afternoon, but had to wait many excruciating hours until after work and LOST to finally hear it. Totally worth the wait, guys.

MP3: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – I Learned the Hard Way
If you mixed a late-50s teen girl group sob story about love and a late-60s James Bond theme song, you’d probably come up with something pretty close to “I Learned the Hard Way.” It’s some classic R&B/pop with a great horn section and great vocals. In short, it’s a Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings song.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings on Myspace

Sharon Jones also was a part of this surprisingly cool collaboration with Michael Buble on this week’s Saturday Night Live.