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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…

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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

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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