Written during lockdown by Luke Smith alongside Joey Grant, Mcknasty & Charlie Allen, ‘Lockdown 2.0’ (Release Date: August 11th, 2023) is a toe tapping, head nodding jazz-funk feast.

The track starts with a sassy bass line doubled by the guitar, before Luke enters with an iconic melody played on the Fender Rhodes, which is hypnotic and is echoed by horns. Charlie plays a nice guitar solo; very James Brown with a sprinkle of blues, just to add flavour. Luke’s solo on the Mini Moog is reminiscent of the great keyboard legend George Duke, and it’s followed by a Sax solo from veteran Andrew Michael Ross which raises the bar even higher.

Lockdown 2.0 oozes quality from start to finish with a raft of outstanding musicians collaborating on the track, sadly we lost the great bass player Joey Grant at the tender age of 30 to an illness last year. Joey is one of the most influential bass players of his generation, his greatness lives on in this track.