Late last year, the St. Pete-bred septet issued a superb self-titled third LP that was impeccably produced by Easy Star Records’ Michael Goldwasser — who’s worked with the likes of Steel Pulse and Toots & the Maytals — and ramped up the ’70s funkadelic flavor and exotic West African textures in their mix of dub, jazz, roots reggae and rock. They know how to bring it live, too, and habitually pack State Theatre as a consequence. thehipabduction.com
This article appears in Sep 18-24, 2014.