{"product_id":"eli-paperboy-reed-getting-there","title":"Eli Paperboy Reed - Getting There","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"274\"\u003eHailed as “the king of rhythm \u0026amp; soul” by \u003cem data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"83\"\u003eMojo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"106\"\u003eEli Paperboy Reed\u003c\/strong\u003e made his way from Brookline, Massachusetts, to Clarksdale, Mississippi, as a teenager, honing his chops while immersing himself in the juke joint culture of the Delta.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"617\"\u003eAfter a stint playing with famed gospel singer \u003cstrong data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"340\"\u003eMitty Collier\u003c\/strong\u003e on the South Side of Chicago in his early twenties, Reed returned to the Boston area and began turning heads with a series of albums that earned widespread acclaim, with \u003cem data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"516\"\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e hailing the music as “inspired, raw and powerful” and \u003cem data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"578\"\u003eUncut\u003c\/em\u003e lauding its “urgent, electric energy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"847\"\u003eThe records landed Reed multiple major label deals, scores of song placements in film and TV, and festival dates around the world as he established himself as one of the most compelling and consistent soul men of the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003eOn his latest collection, \u003cem data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"890\"\u003eGetting There\u003c\/em\u003e, Reed explores a more grown-up kind of love, contemplating what it takes for two people to go the distance through good times and bad. Produced by legendary R\u0026amp;B iconoclast \u003cstrong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1077\"\u003eSwamp Dogg\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album is a joyful dose of timeless soul and roots music, but it’s also a deeply mature work of lyrical craftsmanship, one that reckons with the vagaries of love in the long term as it illuminates the myriad throughlines connecting soul, gospel and R\u0026amp;B music with folk, country and rock and roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1568\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAdd it all up and you’ve got an infectious take on the work that follows the fireworks, an ode to the extraordinary endurance of the ordinary, everyday love that makes the world go around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yep Roc Records","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58392134877529,"sku":"SDZ-47773","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58392134910297,"sku":"SDZ-47774","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0045617862_10.jpg?v=1782318338","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/eli-paperboy-reed-getting-there","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}