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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have released a collaboration EP titled Shame, this is the title track off the collection. Everything about this recording makes it sound like the two were having a good time. Over a soul-sampling beat, Gibbs tells a story of infidelity and sleepin’ around.
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Soul singer Bobby Womack returns with a new album of adventurous neo-soul songs. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Is jazz becoming relevant again? It seems like a bit of a chicken/egg situation right now, but in my life since my friends got into the excellent BBNG2, modern jazz has been sneaking into my listening. “Everytime I See You” is one of these tracks. It’s a great
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Back in March, we received the news that soul veteran Bobby Womack would be releasing a new LP on June 11 in the U.K. and June 12 in the U.S via XL Recordings. Titled The Bravest Man in the Universe, the album was produced by Damon Albarn of
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This new Humansuit track is very interesting. While being unmistakably produced by Flying Lotus, this short track doesn’t sound much like anything I’ve listened to lately. The drums sound intentionally synthetic, with Gonjasufi’s soulful and tattered vocal over the top. While perhaps sounding a little sparse, I
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Brainfeeder producer Lapalux took to his SoundCloud a few days to post this remix of soul singer Lianne La Havas‘s “Lost & Found.” The beat maker flips the spacious original into a soothing reworking, which is fitted with both dense atmosphere and moderately glitchy rhythms. Give the track a
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Ice Level by Ava Luna Brooklyn’s Ava Luna has been releasing material, as far as I can tell, since about 2009. However, this Ice Level album is the first time I’m hearing of them. I couldn’t ask for a better introduction, too. There are points where the
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BJ The Chicago Kid and Kendrick Lamar have collaborated for a second time on “The World is a Ghetto,” which is a smooth piece of socially conscious soul. The song deals with growing up in a harsh environment and perceiving the world to be the same way. There are elements
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Algiers is an experimental music trio combining elements of gospel, spirituals, noise, soul, rock, and more. This project is about to make its Double Phantom Records debut tomorrow with a new single for the track featured in the video above, “Blood.” Between the low-end bass hits and rattling tambourines, this
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Check out this music video from English singer and multi-instrumentalist Lianne La Havas. She’s got a new EP out, titled after the track in the video above. She should have an album on the way this year, too. On “Forget,” I’m hearing a myriad of different sounds, not
