Never Too Late to Get Down opens with that unmistakable guitar sound, the slow wah wah sweep that feels like it’s warming up before the song really begins. It’s a classic wah pedal tone, stretched and vocal, the kind of sound that immediately pulls you into a different era. The track sits in a 70s pocket. Not in a retro cosplay way, but in how relaxed and self assured it feels.
The rhythm section moves like it knows exactly where it’s going and doesn’t feel the need to explain itself. The groove is loose but locked in. When the trumpets come in, they add character, colouring the song with warmth, like sunlight hitting something worn in and familiar.
To Lewis Stubbs Junior, love is fuel. Something you need to keep going, to get through the fight, to see clearly when things feel heavy. That idea connects naturally to the LGBTQ flag in the album art, a symbol that has always stood for building a culture of love in the face of resistance. Love here feels like belief, like choosing light when things could easily tip the other way.
Lewis Stubbs Junior knows how to let a song breathe. He doesn’t overcrowd the arrangement or over explain the feeling. The groove does a lot of the talking. The guitars stay expressive without getting showy. The horns lift without overwhelming. Never Too Late to Get Down is the kind of track that reminds you why feel good music matters. It’s a song that understands movement as meaning, rhythm as release, and love as something worth holding onto, even when things feel uncertain.
