The Dip - Sticking With It (2022)

On their Dualtone Records debut Sticking With It, Seattle-based seven-piece The Dip deliver the kind of unbridled soul/R&B that hits on every emotional level, inciting everything from raw catharsis to heavy-hearted reckoning to wildly exuberant joy.

In a major breakthrough for the band, the self-produced album fully channels the vitality of the freewheeling live show that's earned them an ardent following over the last decade, expertly matching their sophisticated musicianship with a fantastically loose energy.

When met with The Dip's lyrical reflection on matters both timely (the crush of late capitalism, the glaring need for true community) and undeniably timeless (the vast complexities of love and loss), the resulting body of work captures the mood of the current moment while offering immediate escape into a more elevated state of mind.