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Circle Oct. 25 for More of JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound

By Jon Graef in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 25, 2011 8:40PM

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Local soul showstoppers JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound will be releasing their second full-length album, Want More, Oct. 25 on Chicago label Bloodshot Records, with whom they signed in June.

The band announced Want More, the follow-up to 2009's The Beat Of Our Own Drum, with a Tweet Thursday morning.

No word on tracklisting, first single, album cover, or any of that good stuff UPDATE: Tracklisting, album cover, and record release show info can be found here. Thanks, Uptown Sound! The Bloodshot upcoming release page promises Want More will be filled with "uncompromising soul music ranging from sweaty on-the-one workouts, dance-punk booty shakers, garage rock thump humps, and aching R&B ballads without a missed step in between." All of which will surely leave listeners wanting ... ... ... (More).