The Washington Post, February 4th, 1994
A TITLE like "Afrodisiac" conjures those long-gone days of psychedelic funk, and that indeed is an influence on the Veldt's new album. Still, don't expect Hendrix, Sly, Buddy Miles or the Chambers Brothers (although there's a hint of the latter to the song "Dusty Blood"). Most of the band's music is milder than that, and as indebted to the glossy British pop-soul of the mid-'80s as to the heady American funk of the late '60s. "It's Over," the first full song on the album (after an "Intro"), sounds like Simple Minds. The New York quartet updates the...
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