With the bravado of songs like "Brand New Me" and the title track's guest rap by Nicki Minaj, urban soul songstress Keys kicks it up a notch. As Bob Dylan once said, “There's nothing about that girl ... (Read More)
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Bettye LaVette, vocals. Chris Bruce, guitar. Jonathan Wilson, piano. Jennifer Condos, bass. J.J. Johnson, percussion.
Label: Anti. Format: CD.
Label Number: 87195. Daedalus Item Code: 29486
On her recent appearance at New York's hallowed Cafe Carlyle, the New York Times declared Bettye LaVette "the equal of Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner." With personal readings of classic songs ... (Read More)
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Betty Wright has been busy coaching neo-soul singers like Beyoncé and Joss Stone because (as she told NPR), she wants to hear what's on the radio sung right. This is her first solo album in a decade, ... (Read More)
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It's hard to fathom that this arresting and authoritative debut comes from a singer-songwriter still in her 20s, but its easy to be swept along as you absorb the wonders of each new song. ... (Read More)
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True Motown royalty, Mary Wells earned pop immortality with her 1964 signature song "My Guy," written by Smoky Robinson. These 47 tracks of previously unreleased material come from her four highly ... (Read More)
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Miki Howard, vocals. Darius McCrary, keyboard. Larry Koonse, guitar. Alphonse Mouzan, drums, & others.
Label: Peak Records. Format: CD.
Label Number: 8502. Daedalus Item Code: 27829
The daughter of two gospel singers, Miki Howard leaned toward R&B as a career choice in the early 1980s, with admirable success. Mostly in a "quiet storm"/adult contemporary mode, the songs on this ... (Read More)
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Whether they're enduring soul veterans or youthful neo-soul crooners, what these 14 singers share is a rare vocal intensity and an ability to convey deep emotion. As featured on World Café and other ... (Read More)
Sharing the theme of heartache, these 12 tracks encompass both hits ("I've Been Loving You Too Long," "These Arms of Mine," "My Lover's Prayer," "Free Me") and rarities ("Gone Again," "Open the ... (Read More)
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Formed in 1970 by two gospel-singing preachers (and brothers) from Dallas, the Relatives bridge the gap between traditional gospel, soul, and psychedelia with gritty, riveting songs that confront ... (Read More)
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Ryan Shaw, vocals. Johnny Gale, guitar & bass. Jimmy Bralower, drums. Al Kooper, organ. Arno Hecht, saxophone, & others.
Label: Dynotone Records. Format: CD.
Label Number: 07111. Daedalus Item Code: 29286
Words can only begin to describe the goosebumps Ryan Shaw's vocals elicit. If his old-school soul to the 10th power doesn't elicit a shimmy or a whoop out of you, then CPR may be in order.
Originally released in 1974, Inspiration Information was rediscovered in 2001 by David Byrne's Luaka Bop label. Now it's back, augmented with four bonus tracks. The set's second CD, Wings ...(Read More)
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The Southern, down-home soul of this gospel/R&B duo exploded out of Nashville during the late 1960s, with steamy sides like "Lover's Holiday," "Soul Shake," "Let's Spend a Day in the Country," "We ... (Read More)
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