New music: Jessica 6 – White Horse

<div class="track"><img alt="" src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.22.2/3968?ns=guardian&pageName=New+music%3A++Jessica+6+*+White+Horse%3AArticle%3A1515311&ch=Music&c3=GU.co.uk&c4=Pop+and+rock+%28Music+genre%29%2CDance+music+%28music+genre%29%2CMusic%2CCulture&c5=Pop+Music%2CNot+commercially+useful&c6=Michael+Cragg&c7=11-Feb-04&c8=1515311&c9=Article&c10=Blogpost&c11=Music&c13=New+music&c25=Music+blog&c30=content&h2=GU%2FMusic%2FPop+and+rock" width="1" height="1" /></div><p class="standfirst">The White Horse is a well-ridden beast in dance music. Can Jessica 6 make it run further?</p><p><br />When Antony Hegarty took over guardian.co.uk/music in October, he picked a handful of his favourite bands and <a href=" http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/oct/12/new-band-jessica-6">Jessica 6</a> were among the chosen few. For Hegarty there was a friendship connection in that one third of the band is Nomi Ruiz, who has, along with Hegarty, performed with Hercules & Love Affair. Musically, Jessica 6 – completed by Andrew Raposo and Morgan Wiley – aren't too far removed from Ruiz's former band, creating a fresh take on 70s disco and filtered house with a dash of funk. But while Hercules & Love Affair sound like they now lack a distinctive vocalist, Jessica 6 are elevated by Ruiz's smoky, melancholic voice.</p><p><em>White Horse is the first single from forthcoming debut album See the Light.</em></p><div class="related" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/popandrock">Pop and rock</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/dance-music">Dance music</a></li></ul></div><div class="author"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/michaelcragg">Michael Cragg</a></div><br/><div class="terms"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian.co.uk</a> &copy; Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our <a href="http://users.guardian.co.uk/help/article/0,,933909,00.html">Terms & Conditions</a> | <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/feeds">More Feeds</a></div><p style="clear:both" />