Category: Soul

12th December 2018

Grace Carter – Why Her Not Me EP | Video Review

Grace Carter’s sophomore EP shows great promise from the Brighton-based singer-songwriter, the center-piece is the emotional Why Her Not Me

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31st August 2018

Blood Orange – Negro Swan | Video Review

Dev Hynes’ Blood Orange project returns with the fourth studio album, Negro Swan. We haven’t heard from Blood Orange since 2016’s Freetown Sound, a project which was well-received by the critics but inconsistent. Negro Swan is a very personal journey, full of insights into a difficult childhood of trying to find acceptance in East London. The message of this album...

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21st July 2018

The Internet – Hive Mind | Video Review

This week are looking at The Internet’s fourth studio album Hive Mind, their previous album Ego Death was nominated for a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album; impressive if that’s your sort of thing. Regardless Syd, Matt Martians and Steve Lacy smashed into the mainstream, riding a wave of critical acclaim. Hive Mind comes after we saw most members of the five-piece release...

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17th May 2018

Maggot Brain – Funkadelic is the Funk Classic We Need in Our Lives

Maggot Brain is the seminal album from Funk pioneers Funkadelic, the George Clinton-led collective was massively influential across a broad spectrum of musicians and genres. Maggot Brain laid the foundation for Prince, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and along with James Brown, provided most of the ammunition for Rap’s sampling heyday. Funkadelic are a criminally underrated band, who don’t get the...

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3rd October 2017

Here My Dear | Marvin Gaye’s Most Heart-Breaking Moment

This is the story of Marvin Gaye’s harrowing 1978 album Here My Dear, an underappreciated but essential project in the singer’s discography. Inspired by the devastating divorce of his wife of 13 years, the album was an extremely personal account of their break-up and served as one of the biggest fuck yous in music history. Let’s start with the album’s...

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