Soul
TRACK: Lack of Afro – ‘You Could Do Better’: classy South West soul empowerment
WEST COUNTRY boy Adam Gibbons, better known to the funk and groove cognoscenti as Lack of Afro, has today dropped a new single taken from his sixth studio set, I’m Here Now, a genre-hopping and melding excursion through the musics that make his world, our world: soul, funk, rock, disco, hiphop … The single, “You …
Track: The Waterboys – The Soul Singer
The Waterboys release their brand new single ‘The Soul Singer’ taken from their new album ‘Good Luck, Seeker’ released on August 21st via Cooking Vinyl and follow up to last single ‘My Wanderings In The Weary Land’. Aa uptempo infectious Motown inspired jam. Out are the wild strings, infectious lead and driving drums of ‘My Wanderings …
Album Review: Lianne La Havas – Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas makes her triumphant return from a semi-unintentional five year hiatus with her third self-titled album, released 17th July on Warner Records/Nonesuch. She first broke into our consciousness back in 2012 with her debut Is Your Love Big Enough?. However, self-admittedly, something about La Havas’ career has just never quite skyrocketed since. She …
Track: Lianne La Havas – Can’t Fight And Announces Exclusive Worldwide Live Show From London Roundhouse July 15th
Soulful Lianne La Havas is back to fill our ears with joy with her new track ‘Cant Fight’, taken from her self titled album, due 17th July via Warner Music Group. Co-written and produced by Mura Masa – ‘Can’t Fight’ is a beautifully crafted ode to the push-pull of a relationship that is struggling to find its …
TRACK: PELA’s ‘Reverie’ – a summer in four minutes
HOT on the heels of the languid sunbliss of “South Of”, celebrating their side of the Thames, PELA today release the honeyed summer melodies of “Reverie”. It’s a more uptempo offering than their last; it glimmers with electronics and a soft soul shuffle, all hand claps and the suggestion of beats, over which Hannah Coombes’ …
Track: Duffy – River In The Sky
After dropping a new track by sending Jo Whiley an“only for radio” track, called ‘Something Beautiful’, in March, Duffy has returned with another moving track entitled “River In the Sky”. This deeply personal, emotive, piano-driven song will only be made available across Duffy’s social media channels, which Duffy captions with the words: “For the better …
Her Songs’ ‘Lost A Little’ is a graceful, global soul cut
HER SONGS is a worldwide female collective working across the creative disciplines. The collective consists of London-based Dane Marie Dahlstrom, Brooklyn-based Colombian Dani Murcia,New Zealand-based Emily C Browning, French Londoner The Naked Eye, and London-based Emmavie. The five have released a new single, “Lost A Little”, in advance of forthcoming third EP, Toronto Vol. 2. …
Track: Kamal – Blue
‘Blue’ is the brand-new track to come from 17 year old Londoner Kamal. Kamal first graced the internet in the summer of 2019 with an unannounced double release titled ‘two missed calls’. It didn’t take long for people to clock-on to the alluring and unique potential in the young, enigmatic voice and focus track ‘decline’ quickly garnered …
Album Review: The Colours That Rise – Grey Doubt
Since 2017’s EP entitled ‘2020’ the anticipation for The Colours That Rise‘s debut album was high but now the wait is over. Released on Rhythm Section International, producer duo Simeon Jones and Nathanael Williams are back with a future funk Jazz, deep soul House voyage into the cosmos, featuring acclaimed guests such as Yazmin Lacey, Yussef Dayes, and Andrew Ashong. Combining live …
New Music: Isayahh Wuddha – Urban Brew
Japanese musician and vocalist Isayahh Wuddha releases ‘Urban Brew’, an eddying blend of lo-fi soulful indie, funk, rock and psychedelia. The release is led by Wuddha’s strange but alluring vocal delivery, moving betweentender-to-the-point-of-breaking-any-second, almost-apathetic-semi-rapping and friendly-conversational with the occasional James Brown scream dotted around. Recorded in Kyoto to multitrack tape recorder with vintage drum machines, …