Album Review: Cochemea- Vol. II: Baca Sewa

Daptone Records’ illustrious history of promoting artists with a knack for avoiding the threadbare clichés that vex most soul revivalist acts is integral to the label’s success. Cochemea, a go-to Daptone saxophonist, extends the tradition with Vol. II: Baca Sewa. Rooted in percussion, the new celestial soul album is ideally suited for listeners who believe bacchanal summertime parties and introspective spiritual ruminations are two sides of the same coin. Emphasizing his indigenous North American ancestry, Cochemea’s incantatory hymns, sultry grooves and loose-limbed funk workouts manifest the breadth of human experience.