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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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Track: ALA.NI And Adrian Younge – ‘Lament for Emmett Till’

Memorialising the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death (August 28th), ALA.NI is releasing the Adrian Younge produced single ‘Lament for Emmett Till’. The song is a reimagined version of ALA.NI’s…

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TRACK: Lizette & Quevin -‘Talk To Me’: another Sunny classic given the finest of rerubs

BIG CROWN. It’s a helluva label, period, is the Brooklyn purveyor of retro excellence to capture yo’ heart. It’s the kinda imprint you could swoon for; don’t believe me? Take…

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TRACK: Liam Bailey – ‘White Light’: tough-edged reggae soul on Big Crown

BROOKLYN’S Big Crown, those fine curators of great groove nuggets where’er they unearth them, has just dropped a new single in the shape of “White Light” by British soul-reggae diamond…

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NEWS: Lack of Afro’s ‘I’m Here Now’ out on vinyl: sharp Stax soul and crispest breaks on wax

EXETER’S Adam Gibbons has this absolute mastery of classic soul warmth, production, arrangement, truth, that would give Mark Ronson pause for thought. Don’t believe me? Take a listen to “Wait…

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NEWS: Maverick Sabre releases new EP, ‘You Know How It Feels’

IN A follow-up to his 2019 album When I Wake Up, English-Irish singer, songwriter and rapper Maverick Sabre releases his brand-new, emotive four-track EP You Know How It Feels. Being…

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SEE: Jorja Smith – ‘By Any Means’: passionate civil rights Britsoul

UK singer-songwriter Jorja Smith has shared the lyric video for a slow, heartfelt tale of empowerment,“By Any Means”, in which she brings her graceful, smokey soul tones to a stripped-back…

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