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In a landscape where genre boundaries are dissolving and artists increasingly draw from deep wells of influence, Ellen Beth Abdi’s debut album arrives as a quietly luminous, confident statement. It…

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Album Review: Emma-Jean Thackray – Weirdo; Grief grooves with funk-fueled resilience.

May 1, 2025
Jim F

Emma-Jean Thackray’s new album Weirdo is a bold, technicolour triumph — deeply personal, fiercely original, and bursting at the seams with groove-laden jazz funk. Self-produced, self-performed, and self-mixed in the…

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Album Review: Neal Francis – Return To Zero: a study in groove heavy cool.

March 14, 2025
Jim F

Neal Francis’ Return to Zero is a lush, groove-heavy odyssey that seamlessly blends ’70s rock, funk, and disco into a sound that feels both timeless and immediate. His most ambitious…

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soul / funk albums

Album Review: Ellen Beth Abdi – Ellen Beth Abdi; Soulful, smoky, and quietly spellbinding.

Album Review: Emma-Jean Thackray – Weirdo; Grief grooves with funk-fueled resilience.

Album Review: Neal Francis – Return To Zero: a study in groove heavy cool.