R&B

Compiled here are 25 of Shiptown's most compelling sides recorded between 1965-1977, from the likes of Ida Sands, The Soul Duo, The Anglos, Dream Team, The Grooms, Positive Sounds, Barbara Stant, Wilson Williams, Art Ensley, and yes, Flip Flop Stevens.1...

Coming off the huge success of her first collaboration with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy the Grammy-winning YOU ARE NOT ALONE - Mavis Staples wanted to make their second album together both a continuation of the joyous spirit of the first, and an evolution...

Coming hot on the heels of his first full length, the self-proclaimed "most sampled artist of all time" released the groundbreaking black concept LP Is It Because I'm Black a full 13 months before Marvin Gaye asked What's Going On? Rumbling hard past any...

Come Up by The Roswell Universe is a fun, up-tempo jam that combines jazz-fusion, boogie-funk and pop sensibilities into one congruent dance anthem to ignite the dancefloor. It's a panoptic funk jam that's laced with explicit fusion overtones as nuanced...

Come Inside b/w Sorrow Tears & Blood is the first single from the Chico Mann album "Double Life". The guitarist/producer is back at the helm with a fresh set of tunes under his "Chico Mann" moniker since his 2013 '80s electro-funk and boogie album...

Combining the sounds of Afrobeat, Ghanaian Funk, and Ethio Jazz, D?rob? (Pronounced Day-Row-Bay) Dance Band creates a unique brand of heavy dance music tinged with dark intensity. Their debut 45, "Gogoplata" B/W "Kem Dahg," was recorded at Secret Stash...

Combined with the planet's leading Afrocentric confectionary and it's derivative beverage, more than a few light bulbs were set to go off in newly christened practice spaces globally upon Hot Chocolate's inevitable suggestion. Little did Ragland know, an...

Colored vinyl.1. As I Am (Intro) 2. Go Ahead 3. Superwoman 4. No One 5. Like You'll Never See Me Again 6. Lesson Learned (Featuring John Mayer) 7. Wreckless Love 8. The Thing About Love 9. Teenage Love Affair 10. I Need You 11. Where Do We Go from Here...

Colored vinyl, Coke bottle clear. Raveena Aurora's debut album was released on EMPIRE in 2019. As she wrote on social media the evening of it's release, "What a dream to be able to give u this piece of my soul." The album features 12 songs exploring...

Colorblind Pilot is the debut, full-length studio album from bassist and Author, Josiah Soren Garrett. This eclectic Album features 15 performing musicians and is the culmination of a decade of musicianship from Josiah and friends. Written, rehearsed,...

Colemine Records return with a Bay Area funk transmission that will hit you right in the gut! With numbers that almost reach twenty when playing live, San Francisco act Droptones are very much the exception to the 'too many cooks' platitude and they kill...

Cole Williams debut 7" single on the Soul Tune imprint known for launching Maria Sanchez career, and for having a genuine and classic soul sound. This 45 is certainly no exception! "A Better Woman" brings you back to the golden age of soul in the 60?s...