While I strongly doubt that Dr. Meaker is any sort of real doctor, he certainly knows how to knock out an album’s worth of amazing music.

Described as a blending of “Massive Attack’s progressive beats with Amy Winehouse’s soulful sounds”, Meaker’s debut album A Lesson from the Speaker – is an impressive fusion of funky drum n bass and sultry vocals. Check out the lead track, Moving & Grooving for proof.

The music is eclectic, mixing up jazz, soul, reggae and urban influences to create something infectious and fresh. Need Love reworks the classic Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime, and the current single Bad Boy Calling features a brilliant combination of cheesy trumpet riffs and busy beats. Check out the video for this below – watch out for the line “My big booty ass goes boom boom boom”.

She’s The Spider takes the mood to a darker place briefly – gangsta-style rapping with a brooding, rumbling bassline. A slightly unexpected track for this album, but I love it. I’m the fly – she’s the spider.

Rather than go through this and namecheck each song individually, go and check it out for yourself. I’ve included a little player below to let you browse the album tracks.

Track Listing

1. Moving & Grooving
2. Need Love
3. Bad Boy Calling
4. Double Bass
5. Freed
6. All For You
7. She’s The Spider
8. Smokey
9. Summer Stepping
10. He’s Angry (hidden track)

A Lesson From The Speaker is now available to buy on iTunes. Pick up a copy if you like what you hear here.