Drums! Bass! Guitar! Hammond! Horns!Loooooooord the Hammond!!!!! And the star of this song that voice. This is so soulful, I can just imagine Dakota Jones rocking up to Jimmy Fallon’s looking at The Roots, uses the Force to connect with Questlove and then him counting this off like his Afrocomb is on fire and then …
Blog interview: Austin Jay
Hello Austin how are you? I’m doing great! Currently on tour, doing what I love so pretty happy right now! Congratulations on the release of “Loving On You” how does it feel? Thank you so much! It feels so amazing, I made this song back in 2020 so it feels so gratifying to …
Video Review: “Leather” Koncept
Koncept – Leather The first thing that strikes me about this track is the beat…. Dusty, lazy, chilled, stabs from a piano loop, and it just bounces…. Koncept’s bars are at home over this, and he goes from top range of his voice, to dropping down to quiet lines, and it works so well. The …
Single Review: “Studio 54” – SöMuch
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… well, actually not too long ago it was New Years Eve 1977, and it was New York City. So nice they named it twice. There was a club. The club was called Studio 54. This club was the birthplace of disco. It was the place …
Blog interview: River Nelson
Hello River how are you? What’s up, Derek? I’m great. Thank you for asking. It’s nice to meet and connect. All good! Congratulations on the release of “New View” how does it feel? Thanks, man. It feels wonderful. It’s like being a little kid who spends months building his own …
Interview: Norma Sole
Congratulations on the release of “Home” – what a great tune…. How does it feel? Feels wonderful to be able to share my talent and reintroduce the world to amazing soul music. Describe it in three words? Good mood music. What’s the story behind it? Well, my management discovered it and sent it to me. …
Blog interview: Oli Rockberger
Congratulations on the pending release of “Look Up”. How does it feel now it’s complete? Thanks so much Del! It just feels really good to start getting this music out there. I always find putting out an album to be an important part for me in moving on creatively to what’s next. So I’m excited …
Gizelle Smith releases “Revealing”
Not many people can drop a cover of a Kate Bush song and get away with it. Kate Bush is in my mind under the listing of sacred text just for the sheer beauty of her songs. If you cover it you’d better cover it good. With this in mind, this is how Gizelle Smith …
Blog interview: Alex Lleo
Hello Alex, how are you? Hey Derek, I’m great thank-you! Hope you’re well! Congratulations on the release of “White Water” how does it feel? Another musical baby out into the wild, it feels good. It’s been a weird time figuring out releases with the current climate. It’s felt a bit of a slow process, so it’s nice to finally …
Blog interview: King Falcon
You are an outfit from New York how did it all start for you? James and I have been working on music together in one form or another for almost ten years. In addition to King Falcon, we actually work on another project called “The Inoculated Canaries” which is a four piece rock band I …