R&B

While Bobby Oroza puts the finishing touches on his next album, he treats us to this killer two-sider to end out 2021 and hold us over until the new record is finished. Bobby's debut album "This Love" made big waves around the world and amassed him a...

Whether having a lazy afternoon in the park or contemplating a relationship on the rocks, Dewey Kenmore's signature blend of west coast latin soul will surely fit the mood. "Before We Say Goodbye" opens dramatically with a whirling organ, setting the...

Where were you in 1998? It feels kinda funny to look back at Peanut Butter Wolf's My Vinyl Weighs A Ton more than 10 years on. Does the dude even need to produce music anymore? He runs one of the most forward leaning hip hop labels in the world, has...

When Tramp Records was founded, there really were very few ways in which the music lover could discover new music besides the traditional methods of digging, good luck, and inheritance. First there were torrent sites such as Napster and Limewire where...

When the New Orleans soul guys meet a sexy French girl, it ain't nothin' but fun. This 1963 recording has been picked up around the world as the epitome of the swinging 60s soul sound. Betty Bibbs is in a similarly light-hearted mood. By 1968 the sound...

When Soul-Jazz meets Italian Cinematic Style. 10 cool tracks from a super-groovy combo powered by an explosive horn section and a stunning strings orchestra. Dancefloor Stompers make their debut album on Four Flies Records, recording the music for a TV...

When singer-songwriter Fana Hues was a child, illness took away her voice for almost five years. "I had scarlet fever, tonsillitis, and strep throat at the same time," recalls the 25-year-old from Pasadena, CA, about the years she spent yearning to...

When Paul Janeway learned he was going to be a father he decided to scribe his thoughts - joy, fear, confusion - as messages to his then-unborn daughter. Those letters became Angels in Science Fiction, the stunning fifth album from St. Paul & The Broken...

When one thinks about a "Mirage," the first thought that likely comes to mind is the illusion of a well-hydrated paradise in the middle of a hot, arid desert. If you could spin that illusion into a full-on fantasy, a 32-bit utopia with a neon soundtrack,...

When Lorraine Chandler's dramatic 'You Only Live Twice' was discovered in RCA's tape library in the 90s, it was recognised as the forerunner to Yvonne Baker's 'You Didn't Say A Word, with the powerful James Bond theme tune motif. Chandler and Baker's...

When Lizette and Quevin visited Leon Michels at his home in upstate New York an impromptu recording session gave birth to "Grow Forever", the first ever song from this top-notch duo. Quevin (aka Kevin Martin) is one third of Brainstory and the man behind...

When it comes to Chicano / Lowrider Soul there are a few people who are credited as the founders of the genre, Sunny & the Sunliners are one of them, if not number one on that list. Similarly, when it comes to the tunes that define the genre, Smile Now,...