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" From the May 2013 issue For the Uninitiated: Led by Michael &amp;quot;Fitz&amp;quot; Fitzpatrick, these R&amp;amp;amp;B revivalists blend a love for classic Motown and Stax with bits of Hall &amp;amp;amp; Oates\u2013inspired pop. They turned a reputation for blistering Los Angeles club shows into a record deal and 2010&amp;#039;s Pickin&amp;#039; Up the Pieces, which yielded an instantly classic summer song, &amp;quot;MoneyGrabber.&amp;quot; The band&amp;#039;s follow-up, More than Just a Dream, lands this month. Fitz on their Sound: &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s just two markers \u2014 it has to make you want to sing along before it&amp;#039;s over, and it has to make you want to dance. Those are the goals. Every time.&amp;quot; On the State of Soul Music: &amp;quot;A lot of what&amp;#039;s out there is not melodic; it&amp;#039;s rhythmic. They&amp;#039;re creating hooks with rhythm and repetition, but a lot of times it&amp;#039;s the same note over and over. For us, it&amp;#039;s about strong melodies. Melody gives people a way in. It makes them want to be a part of the band, dancing in their living room or singing along in the car. It&amp;#039;s at the core of every great pop song.&amp;quot; On Fame and Everything After: &amp;quot;To have anyone give a shit enough to weigh in on what we do is pretty amazing. Good, bad, ugly, I&amp;#039;ll take it. Before, I couldn&amp;#039;t get anyone to care. I&amp;#039;ve been in a lot of bands and played a lot of shitty shows for empty rooms. And I know these things come and go. One minute they love you, one moment they couldn&amp;#039;t care less. I hope that&amp;#039;s not true for us, but just in case I plan on enjoying every fucking moment.&amp;quot; What They&amp;#039;re Listening To: Capital Cities, &amp;quot;Patience Gets Us Nowhere Fast&amp;quot;; the Airborne Toxic Event, &amp;quot;Timeless.&amp;quot; From left, on Joseph Karnes, bassist: Leather jacket ($2,675) by Paul Smith; cotton T-shirt ($78) by Diesel; cotton jeans ($98) by Levi&amp;#039;s; canvas boots ($598) by John Varvatos. On John Wicks, drummer: Cotton jacket ($595) by Boss; cotton jeans ($98) by Levi&amp;#039;s; leather boots ($875) by Esquivel. On Michael &amp;quot;Fitz&amp;quot; Fitzpatrick, lead singer: Leather jacket ($1,795) by Rag &amp;amp;amp; Bone; cashmere sweater ($198) by Tommy Hilfiger; cotton trousers ($128) by All Saints; leather boots ($698) by John Varvatos. On Noelle Scaggs, vocalist: Sweater by Thakoon Addition; tank by Asos; shorts by All Saints; shoes by BCBG Max Azria. On Jeremy Ruzumna, keyboardist: Cotton peacoat ($1,398), cotton T-shirt ($148), cotton jeans ($298), leather boots ($898), and scarf ($228) by John Varvatos. On James King, saxophonist: Cotton jacket ($925) by Emporio Armani; cotton T-shirt ($85) by Boss Orange; cotton jeans ($98) by Levi&amp;#039;s; leather shoes ($550) by John Varvatos; hat by Goorin Bros. Next: Gary Clark Jr. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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