Yellow Days' new album, Rock And A Hard Place, is a true tour de force, in which George van den Broek returns to his soul roots. He summons major influences, from Stevie Wonder to Gil Scott-Heron, to his idol Ray Charles, in a collection of intensely emotional tracks, built with a attention to detail worthy of the Brill Building. Beautifully sung, brilliantly performed, and almost luminous with intelligence, this album marks the sound of a Yellow Days coming into his own.