Sweetback

Best known for their work as Sade's backing band, Sweetback are revered for their seductively laid-back beats and lush instrumentation. On their second group album, they lend luxurious grooves to vocalists like Chocolate Genius and Aya.

Sweetback are an offshoot of Sade's backing band, and <Stage [2] is full of baby-making
balladry, acid-jazz grooves and Massive Attack-style dub majesty. Guest vocalist Chocolate
Genius shows what a dusted Tom Waits-D'Angelo love child might sound like on "Voodoo
Breath," and chanteuse Aya's seductive coo on songs such as "Lover" make Stage [2] a
satisfying stopgap between Sade albums.