Tag: soul
Long Play!: The Weeks – Dear Bo Jackson
The last time we reviewed The Weeks, it was for their killer EP, Gutter Gaunt Gangster, which hit as hard as any full length we’ve heard over the last year. A little under 8 months later, The Weeks have returned with their follow up, Dear Bo Jackson, which is actually only their second full length record since [...]
Single of the Week: Gedeon Luke – Lend Me Your Sunshine
Gedeon Luke is a man on a mission. The mission? “Love, Peace, and Soul for all”. Sound a little utopian? Sure. But it also sounds like some of the best damn soul we’ve heard in a long, long time. Drawing comparisons to legends like Marvin Gaye and Sly, Gedeon is the real deal. His new EP, [...]
Single of the Week: Jay Stolar – Like You Do
Jay Stolar’s career appeared to be the equivalent of a sleeping giant. Back in 2004, while in school in NYC, Stolar fronted the indie rock outfit Julius C, playing 500+ shows across multiple countries, including multiple stops at SXSW and CMJ. But, something seemed to be telling him that this wasn’t quite the right fit [...]
Sunday Rewind: Robert Palmer – Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley
To most people, Robert Palmer’s break out was the late ’80s run that included ‘Simply Irresistable’ and ‘Addicted to Love’. One glance at his top tracks in iTunes and this statement is proven true. However, his true breakout was more than a decade earlier. Aside from a legion of Phish fans (they frequently covered ‘Sneakin’), [...]
You Need This: King Charles – LoveBlood
It seems like there is no season that requires a soundtrack more than summer. Whatever the reasons, we all feel the common need to catalog the warmer months with songs that make us want to roll down the windows and see what our lungs are made of. While this year has been churning out some [...]
Artist on the Rise: Vanaprasta
I’m not ashamed to admit that Vanaprasta’s name paired with the music freaked me out a little bit at first. But, upon further listening, it was clear that the only thing to fear with L.A.’s quintet Vanaprasta, was something fresh, new and aggressive. And that’s what probably threw me about Vanaprasta’s debut record Healthy Geometry - [...]
You Need This: The Bright Light Social Hour – S/T
Let me start out by calling myself out: it’s a damn travesty that it has taken me this long to write about this unbelievable album. I’ve been listening to The Bright Light Social Hour for a little over a year now, on the recommendation of a certain frontman of a band named after hired London [...]
Support Record Store Day!
Five years ago a group of music enthusiasts founded what has become one of the most important dates on the music calendar every year. Record Store Day is a celebration that happens on the third Saturday of April and has grown exponentially since its inception in 2007. It has become a highly anticipated event, giving [...]
Sunday Rewind: King Curtis – Live at Fillmore West
This week’s Sunday Rewind is a record that I hold near and dear to my heart. It’s a very under-the-radar record these days, but one that most definitely belongs in the ranks of the all time classics. I grew up a huge fan of The Allman Brothers Band, really digging on the style that they [...]
Buy This EP: Electric Guest – S/T EP
Who says L.A. doesn’t have soul? The two-man troupe called Electric Guest beg to differ. Fronted by Asa Taccone and his infinite smooth moves and accompanied by Matthew Compton, Electric Guest is sure to be taking over a healthy share of the airwaves this Spring and Summer. On top of Taccone’s super smooth vocals, we [...]
