Lady Pullover Riddim – Fat Eyes Records

By 2003, Fat Eyes Records was reviving a late-’90s swing with the Lady Pullover riddim, a bright, jaunty cut that sits comfortably in that roots-meets-dancehall pocket the label knew so well. The voices here keep it tuneful and direct: Da’Ville’s “Innocent, ” Singing Melody’s “Life, ” and Tony Curtis’s “As I Rise” all ride the groove with a light touch rather than trying to overpower it. Andrew Coombs, DYCR, Leba, and Ultimate Shines round out the set with the same easy bounce, and that last track, “Version - Lady Pullover, ” leaves the riddim exposed enough to hear the clean guitar movement and steady skank underneath everything.

Lady Pullover Riddim Tracklist:

1. Andrew Coombs – Canabis
2. Daville – Innocent
3. Dycr – A Prayer
4. Leba – Two Can Play
5. Singing Melody – Life
6. Tony Curtis – As I Rise
7. Ultimate Shines – She Wants Loving
8. Version – Lady Pullover