I Like It (Money Crazy) vinyl

Under the Tuxedo alias, Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One have been giddily exploring their mutual love of West Coast synth-funk, boogie and early 80s disco for the best part of a decade. Much of that - including a quartet of must-have albums - has appeared via Los Angeles' Stones Throw Records. Here they make a rare appearance on another imprint - Japan's Lawson Entertainment to be exact - with a surprise cover of a British boogie gem from the early 80s - Intrigue's sought-after 'I Like It (Money Crazy)'. Their take is respectful to the original but altogether more polished, sparkling and colourful, with Hawthorne providing a typically impressive lead vocal. On the flip, they get a little more down and dirty in an L.A synth-funk style, alongside Not So Bad, on original number 'Always'. In a word: essential!