Saundra Williams and Starr Duncan Lowe have been entertaining fans of classic-styled soul music for years, first as the Good 'N Plenty Girls, and later as the Dapettes, the backing vocalists for retro-soul champions Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. After nearly 30 years of singing together, Williams and Lowe are stepping into the spotlight on their own as Saun & Starr, and their first album for Daptone Records,
Look Closer, finds them showing off their talents as songwriters as well as vocalists. Working with Daptone founder and producer Gabriel Roth,
Look Closer gives Saun & Starr a chance to showcase their own distinctive style within the Daptone family, and their interpretation of classic funk and soul, from the point where the '60s meets the '70s, is sharp, satisfying, and deeply soulful. ~ Mark Deming