funk/soul tracks
Track: SUSU – Die Inside
New York rock and roll outfit SUSU have shared their brand new release ‘Die Inside’, which is taken from their upcoming album ‘Call Susie’ due later this year. The band consists of vocalists Liza Colby and Kia Warren who are supported by Joey Wunsch (guitar), Ronnie Bruno (drums), and Connor McClelland (bass). Together they channels a …
Track: SUSU – Waiting
The smouldering New York City outfit SUSU have shared a brand new track ‘Waiting’, which is the seventh single lifted from their upcoming album ‘Call Susie’ due later this year. The group features firebrand female lead vocalists and songwriters Liza Colby of the Liza Colby Sound, Kia Warren of Revel In Dimes, guitarist/producer Joey Wunsch, bassist/Halloween aficionado Connor McClelland, and …
Back for Seconds: The “Other Side” of French Funk Outfit Who Parked The Car
There’s a large focus among musicians on creating a fantastic debut single. It makes sense – everyone wants their first offering to be the best representation of who they are as artists. However, there isn’t nearly as much attention given to sophomore singles, but they serve a vital function. If the first song introduces the …
Track: Hiatus Kaiyote shine with ‘Get Sun’ feat Arthur Verocai ahead of album ‘Mood Valiant’.
We’ve all been waiting for a new Hiatus Kaiyote album to drop. Well, at least those who saw them perform whilst they were on the road to jazz fame at the Love Supreme Festival of 2016 . The band , fronted by Singer-Guitarist Nai Palm brings a fresh new and wonderfully mature sound to it’s …
Track: ‘End Song’ is only the beginning for feeo
The neo-jazz scene in the UK is spawning several exciting artists in the world of indie fusion, and feeo’s announcement of a debut EP promises to be another lively offering from the movement. From a feature on Loraine James’ “Sensual” to live slots with Nilufer Yanya, Westerman and soul legends Shalamar, and a co-sign by …
Track: Stimulator Jones lays down the funk groove with ‘Cupcakes’
Taken from his forthcoming album ‘La Mano’, out via Nordic label Mutual Intentions in January, Cupcakes is the new single from DJ, producer, multi-instrumentalist Stimulator Jones. Pulling together strands of soul, blues, hip hop and jazz, Jones describes the process of making the track: “I started by recording myself playing drums on a Tascam 16-track …
Track: Beat Bronco Organ Trio – Missoula-Nairobi Pt.1
Who knew that people were making music like this in 2020? Well, we dived into the world of Rocafort records with their recent ‘Latin Underground Revolution pt.2’ release, and we loved that so much that we followed the trail to this, its follow up on the Swiss label. It’s a impossibly jazzy Afro-Funk instrumental from …
Track: Thundercat reveals new remix of ‘Dragonball Durag’ feat. Smino and Guapdad 4000
In the wake of his monumental ‘It is what it is’, which we roundly adored upon its release in the spring, Thundercat has returned with a new remix of one of the records standout tracks – Dragonball Durag, featuring friends Smino and Guapdad 4000. Rapper and vocalist Smino co-founded the lauded Zero Failure collective alongside …
Track: Steve Arrington releases new track, ‘Soulful I Need That In My Life’
Anticipation is rising amongst devoted funksters as Steve Arrington’s new album ‘Down To The Lowest Terms: The Soul Sessions’ is due to drop on 18th September on Stones Throw Records. He’s been away for 10 years after quitting the scene to devote time to the ministry, only to be heard in snatches on samples from …
TRACK: Funk legend Steve Arrington releases ‘Keep on Dreamin’’
STEVE Arrington has serious funk pedigree. First breaking through as percussionist and drummer for “The World’s Greatest Funksters”, Slave, on their boundary pushing 1978 classic The Concept, the group soon had the measure of his extraordinary vocal agility. He moved to lead singer on the band’s string of more R&B-flavoured hits in the early 80s, …