New band of the day – No 1,077: The Stepkids

This cosmic Connecticut trio are spiritual heirs to an era when funk was far-out and soul went psychedelicHometown: Connecticut.The lineup: Jeff Gitelman (guitar), Dan Edinberg (bass), Tim Walsh (drums).The background: We're not making this up. We were literally only yesterday, for the first time ever, in Connecticut, mediating a rap summit between the legendary Rakim and Brit-hop boy wonder Wretch 32 for a forthcoming issue of the Guide, and we'd already trailed today's new band, the Stepkids, ...

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