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LORD$ is a five-piece French band boldly revisiting and reinventing the soft rock, jazz-rock, jazz-funk and prog sounds of the '70s and '80s. With clear nods to artists like Thundercat, Flying Lotus and Louis Cole, LORD$ crafts a wild yet polished sonic universe full of shimmering harmonies, virtuosic solos and infectious grooves. You might hear echoes of Supertramp, the Doobie Brothers, Billy Joel (to whom they’ve dedicated a song), and even touches of ELO or Hall & Oates, filtered through a thoroughly modern, playful lens. Their debut album Speed it Up is a joyful, pixelated fusion of jazz, funk, soul and video game nostalgia. Signed to the cult French label Tricatel, LORD$ brings hearts, humour, and serious chops, offering a flamboyant, genre-bending soundtrack for a new generation of melody lovers.