– Ugh, Those Feels Again (2019)
Snoh Aalegra – Ugh, Those Feels Again With a mantle refined to high art by one Ms. Mary J. Blige, there are street-beloved women artists in every generation who aren’t necessarily powerhouse singers but who manage to tap directly into the feelings of young folks in relationships and the heartbreak that speaks directly to the zeitgeist […]
Paul (2019)
PJ Morton – Paul Paul. The name is soft to the tongue but hits the air with a resonating roundness and weight. It’s a fitting title for the “Son of a Preacher Man,” an album cut from the son of Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr.’s 2010 Walk Alone, one that prefaces and underlines Paul in its messaging (it would […]
Stronger (2019)
Cool Million – Stronger On their fifth full-length album, Stronger, Cool Million continue to deliver classic-sounding grooves fronted by strong vocalists with warm melodies and enticing lyrics. Some selections stick to the template of at once retro and modern polished soul arrangements underscored with R&B- and disco-fueled tracks—which they’ve been noted for since 2008. The production […]
Wide Nose, Full Lips (2019)
Such – Wide Nose, Full Lips Such’s debut album, Trial and Error, proved that the singer-songwriter was more than just a pretty face. On the confessional title track on her soon to be released sophomore album Wide Nose, Full Lips, Such tells the world that there was a time when she did not believe that she […]
Dog Eat Dog (2019)
Billy Price – Dog Eat Dog Billy Price is the kind of guy who is going to do it as long as his pipes allow him to sing, fingers let him write the ideas created in his brain, and his body allows him to tour. Dog Eat Dog, his latest, is Price’s third project since 2015. […]
Got to Be Real – The Columbia Anthology
Cheryl Lynn – Got to Be Real: The Columbia Anthology It’s been 30 years since Cheryl Lynn released any new music in the United States—three times as long as her run of releases spanning her 1978 out-of-the-box classic “Got to Be Real” to her last U.S. chart entries from 1989’s Whatever It Takes. Although a few […]
#new Old School (2019)
One Way Featuring Al Hudson – #new Old School There were self-contained bands that had more crossover success than Al Hudson & One Way. However, as a band that created music that could be served with burgers and franks at the family cookout, could fill the floor at the club, or could bring couples close […]
Tuxedo III (Advance Review)
Tuxedo – Tuxedo III The L.A.-based duo of Mayer Hawthorne and and Jake One, collectively known as Tuxedo, was ahead of the mainstream pack upon the arrival of its self-titled 2013 EP. Boasting the Zapp-influenced bouncer “So Good” and the caressing slow-jam “Get U Home,” the guys’ sleek brand of west coast funk undoubtedly provided a […]
Déjà Vu (2019)
Julie Dexter – Déjà Vu Artists such as Julie Dexter are going to make me shed my cynicism about the “covers” album. That cynicism is actually a defense mechanism. I’m guarding against the letdown. You figure covers albums are kind of low hanging fruit. You put a bunch of Motown or Stax remakes on a record […]
Shades of Blu (2019)
Juewett Bostick – Shades of Blu Juewett Bostick latest album, Shades of Blu, is his first project since It’s Not That Easy dropped in 2003. Still, guitarist Bostick has an important role in helping SoulTracks become the leading online presence for R&B music that it is today. It’s Not That Easy was one of the first records […]
