Get to know some classic soul this Sunday. Born Mary Frierson, Wendy René originally performed with her brother Johnny (among others) in a group called The Drapels, on Stax Records. The Drapels signed a deal with Stax Records in 1963,...
King Krule is the stage name for 18-year old Archy Marshall – a tremendously talented young British musician who has been releasing music under the name Zoo Kid since 2008. Straddling a whole bunch of genres, this track, Rock Bottom,...
Here’s some deep, happy, beautiful music from Toronto-via-Leeds’ Nathan Micay, aka Bwana. Happy Sunday.
Bobby Womack has been at it since 1944. Amazing. His career has actually bridged the gap between doo-wop and moden soul. In the gap between early 50’s doo-wop and modern soul lies a few intrepid songwriters – including Bobby Womack....
Another great find from Bluesfest! Although everyone else watching them was pretty amazed that I had never heard of this band (sorry!), Youth Lagoon blew me away. I’d also suggest that they – well, he – it was Youth Lagoon...
We don’t know much about Pablo Nouvelle. We know he’s from Bern, Switzerland and that he comes from the world of animation and the Art School at Lucern. We also know that his real name name is Fabio Friedli, and that...
We heard Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires this past week as part of our ongoing coverage of RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest in Ottawa – and we were blown away. Not only is this guy a more gruff version of The...
You’ve probably heard One eskimO before – as their music has been purchased by the likes of Discovery Channel & Toyota over the past 2 years. This is a new one – called Sunny Day – and you’ll likely here it...
This is a brilliant demo from London band Stagecoach. Expect to hear and see a studio version around the web in the coming weeks, but there’s something kindof poetic about a rough demo version of a song called ’56k dialup’....
Meet London band Citizens! and listen to a new song called Caroline – which was produced by Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos. Some gorgeous, happy, catchy music for a sunny Sunday. Enjoy!
Francois & the Atlas Mountains are a band with ties to Saintes FR and Bristol UK. They have been making music and paintings since the mid 2000s, and actually released this song – Piscine – in 2011. Spend your Sunday...
We don’t know who this is, where it came from, or what to call it… but it is awesome. If you like Prince, Gnarls Barkley, The Time, or any other hard funk, you are going to LOVE this. Spend your...
There are producer who do ‘mashups”, and there is Sam Redmore. Sam Redmore is a Birmingham UK producer that might just make your Sunday. He is a producer and DJ, but rather than the big beat, Sam Redmore specializes in...
Major Lazer is a group from Kingston, Jamaica that typically releases music that is seemingly engineered to force humans dance and party. And so it is surprising that they would release something soft, subtle, and beautiful; but that is exactly...
Something gorgeous from XL Recordings’ Jai Paul for a sunny Sunday.
