Black Yankee Rock Review
The incomparable Chocolate Genius Inc (Marc Anthony Thompson) is back with his highly-anticipated Black Yankee Rock. This eclectic collection of well-crafted tunes captures the true essence of the singer/songwriter’s genre-bending talent, featuring the insistent opener "The Beginning Of Always," the deliciously quirky "Chasing Strange," the poignant and deceptively anthemic "Forever Everyone," and "Same Time Tomorrow" (an ode to marital bliss that boasts accordion from the legendary Van Dyke Parks).
Brilliantly produced by the superlative Craig Street (Producer on recordings by k.d.lang, Norah Jones, Cassandra Wilson and Me’Shell NdegéOcello, as well as co-producer for Black Music), the eleven tracks on Black Yankee Rock further cement Chocolate Genius Inc’s reputation as one of the most accomplished and original artists around.
An amazing all-star line up of musicians was enlisted for the album, including Van Dyke Parks, Marc Ribot, Roy Nathanson, Stephanie McKay, Abe Laboriel Jr., Oren Bloedow, Toshi Reagon, and Me’Shell NdegéOcello.
Chocolate Genius Inc describes the album as the third and final installment of "a narrative that looks at family, faith and future in a way that is as personal as it is universal." Asked to illuminate the intention of Black Yankee Rock, he dips into his bag of metaphors: "Black Yankee Rock has always been synonymous with Shangri La, Xanadu, Utopia, Atlantis, Bakersfield and Hoboken or even Fort Greene, Brooklyn (20 years ago) all rolled up in one. It’s a destination – more than a sound or a statement. Where hair extensions are halos. Heaven without a Golden Gate. Everybody gets in. All the ashtrays are clean. The wine won’t hurt you because the Grapes have no Wrath."
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