Neo Soul -- In Stock -- LPs  

Badu is back with some of the deepest, funkiest and best music of her career -- a mindblowing treatise for a New Amerykah -- and what we'll consider an instant classic whether the world at large catches on or not! Erykah steps up this time with a set that balances the wilder impulses of her... read more

A nice one from Badu -- one with a depth of feeling and genuine soulful vibes that live up to its title, despite the fact that she records for one of the world's biggest media conglomerates! It's all about the vibe here. Erykah rolls her syllables, scats and emotes feelings more than an actual... read more

A key addition to any collection of The Brand New Heavies! The set features remixes of some of the group's best tracks, plus a few older and rarer cuts, and some other favorites. Titles include "Mind Trips (BNH rmx)", "Bang", "Brother Sister (Angel rmx)", "Keep... read more

A great album gets even better -- as The Brand New Heavies' excellent Get Used To It set is re-invigorated here by the talents of a host of great remixers! The album's presented almost like one of those classic Delicious Vinyl double-12" singles from years back -- with multiple remixes of... read more

Another great little left coast leftfield nusoul effort from Dudley Declaime Perkins, who we once kind of thought as the ODB of neo classic soul (we meant it as a compliment, btw). Just as you might hope, Dudley leans a little more heavily on a healthy dose of rhyme vocalese rather than smooth... read more

Stripped down, hazy, funky hip hop from Dudley Perkins -- rolling in heavy funk beats, spare piano particles, and in a gritty hip hop mode for the most part! It seems to us the Dudley is rhyming more in this solid effort than singing, and he's bringing in more social and spiritual conciousness,... read more

Spacey soul, keys, and strains of underground hip hop from Fleur Earth -- with a range of sounds from soul beats and sweet vocals, to a grittier vibe! The vocals are mostly in German, so we can really just speak for the mood and the groove -- and both work for us! The sounds range from laidback... read more

The only album ever from Groove Theory -- but the set that introduced the world to Amel Larrieux -- whose vocal talents alone are worth the price of admission! The feel here is a bit more mainstream soul than some of Amel's later work -- but given the mid 90s date of release, the sound is still... read more

The full length debut of Mayer Hawthorne for Stones Throw -- with both classic Motown and 60s & 70s Detroit indie soul influences, done the right way, and all of it wonderful and true to his heroes -- after some promising early singles, we can now say emphatically that Mayer Hawthorne is indeed... read more

16 tracks in all including skits. Titles include "Weekend Thing", "After Party", "Chick On Da Side", "Blackout", "All Those Fancy Things", "Quickie", "Hater's Disease", "Qualified" and "Do U See".... read more

Eric Lau steps into some definite new territory here -- building off his production work for Dudley Perkins, Lupe Fiasco, and others -- and emerging strongly as a lead artist on his own! Lau's got plenty of great help on the set -- an array of London-based singers who help flesh out his... read more

A massive return to form for Maxwell -- his first album in many years, but definitely well worth the wait! The set's supposedly the start of a trilogy -- but hell, we're more than happy to have it all on its own -- a wonderful reminder of the deeply soulful sound that first made us fall in love... read more

The second album by smooth soul singer Maxwell -- and every bit as great as the first! Although the vibe is modern, the sound is quite classic -- with lush warm arrangements that perfectly wrap up Maxwell's sweet and soulful vocals. The record picks up a tradition that was left off by 70s stars... read more

Incredible stuff -- an instant classic, and a record that will blow your mind! Ed Motta is known to most as one of Brazil's leading soul singers -- a nephew of Tim Maia, and the one true heir to the unique Brazilian soul sound that Maia formed in the 70s. And while we've loved Ed's records of the... read more

Tripped-out headphone soul from the mighty Musiq -- sounding better than ever on this album, and well earning the title of Soulstar! Musiq's really got his groove in place here -- a warm, mellow, bubbling approach that recalls the style of D'Angelo, but which has more "umph" in the... read more

Philly-bred Musiq Soulchild heads over to Atlantic from Def Jam with his tight modern soul sound intact and better than ever -- Luvanmusiq might be his best set yet! Musiq's brand of hip hop informed, steady soul has been consistent from the get go, but this one has a tightness that surpasses his... read more

Meshell Ndegeocello has been delivering one masterful set of astral soul, funk and avant groove gems after another since her commercial peak in the 90s -- and Devil's Halo is as excellent, if not better than all of the others! If there's one thing we absolutely love more than any other fascinating... read more

2LP promo vinyl set of the first Me'Shell Ndegeocello album -- and darn tough to find, even when it first came out! The record, as we're sure you know, is a spunky bit of hip hop-inflected R&B, with the kind of sinister groove that got her noticed immediately after the record was released. ... read more

An amazing new version of the United Legends by Shuya Okino -- one that has the record completely recorded with jazz backings from Sleep Walker -- all in a sound that's even better than the original! The album's almost a Sleep Walker album at heart -- with tremendous sax and modal piano lines --... read more

The long-awaited first full length set by Rebirth -- and a record that more than lives up to all the brilliant promise the group has displayed on their first few singles! Rebirth are an amazing combo -- a fully-formed funky soul ensemble with a vision that's incredibly deep -- and a sense of power... read more

Angie's out to prove that she's one of the best young soul singers around -- kicking off the record with a straight acapella track, then rolling into some of the most classically soulful tracks she's ever recorded! The set's a stunner from the word go -- grabbing us like a classic mellow soul... read more

A tremendous second set from Tuomo -- a Finnish singer, but one with a voice to rival that of American soul greats from the 70s! The sound here is a bit more complex than Tuomo's debut -- sometimes in a warm, laidback vibe that reminds us a bit of Hi Records production -- other times with a bit... read more

An incredible album from Amy Winehouse -- even way better than her fantastic debut! Although a contemporary soul album, this one's steeped in tradition -- soul styles that run the gamut from Detroit down to Kingston, and which are carried off here with a rougher, sharper-edged sound than before! ... read more

Spacey soul and cosmic grooves -- a great antidote to some of the too-broken beats floating around the market these days, and a set that shows the deeper side of the 21st century soul scene! Although the work comes from a variety of different sources, there's a really unified style to the set --... read more

A collection of tracks put together by the folks at Heineken's Red Star Foundation -- a program that's designed to support "urban influence music" (whatever that means!) The upshot of the package is that it's a great set of underground soul grooves -- perhaps not as cutting edge as the... read more

A soul series we've been loving for a decade -- and for good reason too! Soul Togetherness sets always have a great way of mixing contemporary soul with some sweet older tracks -- particularly the sort from the modern soul years of the early 80s -- when jazzy riffs and sophisticated arrangements... read more