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ALBUM REVIEW: Lee Fields & The Expressions – ‘Big Crown Vaults Vol.1 – Lee Fields & The Expressions’
BIG CROWN. Big. Crown. Roll that collocation of words around your mouth; if you’re a real music lover, you know these guys, Leon Michels and Danny Akalepse, are indeed proper royalty for the love, the care and the level of curation they bring to such a fine stable of artists: The Shacks, Lizette & Quevin, …
ALBUM REVIEW: Scrimshire – ‘Believers Vol.1’: eclectic soul-jazz bliss that’ll wash you clean
Among all the circumstantial dirt and viral grime and societal schisming of 2020, hearing Believers Vol. 1 is like having your brain washed and massaged
TRACK: Lady Wray shapes up for a new album with the stunning ‘Storms’
BIG CROWN’S first lady of modern soul, Virginian Lady Wray, is shaping up for her follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed Queen Alone with the gobsmackingly deep and heartfelt gospel-soul piano styles of “Storms”. Take a listen to a an absolute blast of a track, below. It looks forward and back; you can hear the church roots …
TRACK: Mndsgn covers Sofie’s ‘Truth Of The Matter’ – chilled Stones Throw soul funk
LA’S Mndsgn, the musician and producer who drops glimmering and floaty future funk soul for Stones Throw, has just shared a cover of “Truth Of The Matter” by stablemate Sofie. Take a listen to a very chilled slice of future soul below. “Truth Of The Matter” is taken from Viennese singer and former Stones Throw …
Track: Stevie Wonder releases two new songs: ‘Can’t Put It In The Hands Of Fate’ and ‘Where Is Our Love’
STEVIE WONDER has used the occasion of the 36th birthday of his second oldest son, Mumtaz Morris, to release two songs at once. The brace of new tunes are “Can’t Put It in The Hands of Fate” feat. Rapsody, Cordae, Chika, and Busta Rhymes; and “Where Is Our Love Song”, feat. Gary Clark Jr. Released on Wonder’s new label, So What The …
News: 2 Boxsets from Amy Winehouse – Singles Collection and Collection
Amy Winehouse – Singles Collection A 7” singles box set comprising all of Amy Winehouse’s memorable singles from the Frank, Back To Black and Lioness: Hidden Treasures albums, will be released on November 20th. Featured tracks include ‘Stronger Than Me’, ‘Rehab’ and ‘Love Is A Losing Game’, all of which won the Ivor Novello Award …
SEE: Jorja Smith – ‘Come Over’, feat. Popcan: R’n’B grace tells of app disconnection
JORJA SMITH made it over to Jamaica before lockdown for inspiration and to write new tunes, before all this descended on the world. While she was there she hooked with the dancehall-bending singer Popcaan and together they fashioned up her new single, “Come On Over”, which you can watch today with us with its excellent …
TRACK: Jesse Markin’s ‘Stars In Your Eyes’ is shimmering Finnish folk-soul
JESSE MARKIN is your new favourite artist. Liberian born, Jesse was raised in Finland and was the only black boy in the village; he found escapism in American hiphop and television – the English language clicked with him more than Finnish. He released his debut album, FOLK, in 2019, which garnered him Newcomer of the …
SEE: Scrimshire – ‘Lost In Space And Time’ feat. Bessie: a honeyed British souljazz charmer
ADAM SCRIMSHIRE, who you might know better as a recording artist by his surname only; now there’s a chap who knows a thing or two about the groove. Not only is he co-founder of the excellent South London curators of the cool Albert’s Favourites, who’ve put out a slew of fine tunes from the likes …
TRACK: Edwin Arzu – ‘Over’: a pristine soul torchsong
IF YOU have a penchant for pristine R’n’B pop songwriting of a very fine order, here’s an upcoming name for you: NYC-born, LA-resident Edwin Arzu. Born and raised in the Bronx to a Honduran single mother, Edwin’s first steps into creativity came through poetry, which evolved into a passion for songwriting as a teen. He …