The Killer Meters finally drop their first full album of their own material. After becoming known for their covers of Meters and other funk standards the album "Breakin' Out" does what it says on the tin as they break free of the constraints of performing songs penned by other musicians. The first two singles of this album showcased their new sound perfectly. Their biggest track to date "Dance Move Shake!" introduced the world to their hybrid funk rock sound and "Freak" on their second single took this a stage further with extra boogie added to the guitar fuzz The singles also showcased their soulful side with "Stomp" a nod to the 60's psychedlia sound that is such a big influence on them and "Black Mountain" a soul/funk crooner that showed the fans of their first album that despite adding other musical ingredients to their melting pot they can still get deeper into the funk grooves. The album takes us deeper into each of these themes. The funk grooves come to the fore on tracks like "Consolation Blues", "Tropical", "Come Back" and "High Low". They pick up the pace as they squeeze in the albums only cover with "Cramp Your Style" and get fast and furious on "Desperate Times" a track perfect for a London car chase film scene. Throughout the album, the formidable Karime Kendra's amazing vocals take the album into classic soul territory. Her voice is reminiscent of her mother and she really knows how to take it to the limit these days. She can ride the midtempo funk groove as good as Marva Whitney, Vicki Anderson or Marlena Shaw and she shows she can really take it there as she covers one of her Mum and Dad's "I Ain't Lyin' " taking a Northern Soul Classic and sprinkling it with a bit of Killer Meters magic. The rock influence is prevalent throughout. The guitar of Nick Hirsch, gets into its fuzz every now and again , but he also knows when to let the funk flow. The drums of Virgil Howe, snap hard throughout the album and the break fiends out there will be kept happy with a sprinkling of drum breaks. The psychedelic influence of "Yes" also filters in every now and again and at the very end of the album they take it to an extreme with "Rainbow Of Love" a track that can only be described as a Psychedelic/Disco/Boogie monster! Very few soul bands today can master a genre and then expand into other territories whilst remaining true to their roots. The Killer Meters can and they have. Break Out with them to this soul/funk/rock/psych goodness!