Seven months ago, R&B singer Sharon Jones was forced to cancel several performances and postpone the release of her new album, Give The People What They Want, due to health complications. The singer was battling cancer, which was fortunately caught in the early stages and immediately treated.

Now, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are back with a passionate fury. Having fully recovered, Jones is thoroughly excited for the band’s sixth studio album. The general aim of Jones’s music is to capture the soul/funk sound of the 60′s and 70′s, using older recording techniques and equipment towards this goal. The effect is something out of this world, lively and authentic all the while. They have played at several prominent festivals, including Bonnaroo and South by Southwest.

You can stream the full album here, courtesy of NPR First Listen.

Furthermore, the band has rescheduled a full winter/spring 2014 tour, which starts in our very own New York City at the Beacon Theatre next month. The full tour schedule is listed below:

Feb 6 New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
Feb 11 Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
Feb 13 Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre
Feb 14 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
Feb 15 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Feb 17 Charleston, NC – Music Farm
Feb 18 Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
Feb 20 St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre
Feb 21 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
Feb 22 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Feb 25 Houston, TX – House of Blues
Feb 26 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Feb 27 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
Mar 1 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
Mar 2 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Mar 4 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
Mar 5 Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre
Mar 6 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
Mar 8 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
Mar 17 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
Mar 18 Santa Fe, NM – The Lensic Performing Arts Center
Mar 20 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
Mar 21 Phoenix, AZ – Heritage Square (Pavilion)
Mar 22 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Mar 25 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Mar 27 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Mar 28 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Mar 29 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Apr 1 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Apr 2 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Apr 3 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Apr 4 Victoria, BC – Alix Goolden Hall
Apr 5 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Apr 9 Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
Apr 11 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
Apr 15 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater

Following these dates, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings will be touring throughout Europe as well. Not too shabby, Ms. Jones… not too shabby at all.

-David Melamed (@DMelamz)