Neo Soul — In Stock
The best of the contemporary soul underground -- Eric Roberson, Ed Motta, D'Angelo, Incognito, Jose James, Monday Michiru, and many more!
CDs (172) new/used, Vinyl (80) new/used, LPs (72) new/used, 12-inch (7) new/used, 7-inch (1 used), All (252)
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Brownswood (UK), 2021. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
A contemporary set, but one with a vibe that stretches back to the glory days of early 80s funk in England – served up by Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, of Incognito fame – a talent whose contributions were key to the scene back in the day! If you know Bluey, you'll know his ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note, 2016. Used ... $9.99
The reed talents of Marcus Strickland hit the sound of the new Blue Note – with wonderful results! The album was produced by Meshell Ndegeocello, and has a much more electric vibe than some of Marcus' other records – an angular, snakey sort of groove that really shows Meshell's ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more CD
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Marcus Strickland —
People Of The Sun ... CD Blue Note, 2018. Used ... $6.99
Saxophonist Marcus Strickland continues the electric explorations of his previous project with Meshell Ndegeocello – but works here on his own, with his very cool Twi-Life group – which certainly opens up a whole new dimension in his music! Marcus blows sopranino, alto, tenor, and bass ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more CD
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Futuristica (UK), 2021. New Copy ... $13.99
Sun Circle are the team of beatmaker Simon S and vocalist Deborah Jordan – a singer we love on her own records, and who takes on a nicely different vibe here! The rhythms are spare and crispy, often with a jazzy element weaving into the mix – and Deborah steps out with her lyrics at ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more CD
(Hand-numbered edition of 50 copies – autographed too!)
Futuristica (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $11.99
Georgie Sweet's just starting out, but we've got a feeling that we're going to be hearing from the singer plenty in years to come – as she's one of the freshest soul music talents we've heard from the UK scene in years – bristling with unique creative energy on this massive debut! ... read more CD
Epic, 1996. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $25.99 26.98
One of those records that kind of snuck under the radar at the time – but which has gone onto become a crucial part of soul music from the 90s, and a record that's one of the blueprints for the neo soul generation to come! Sweetback are a trio of musicians who provided important backing for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First-ever proper vinyl release!)
Ovum Recordings, 1997. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $4.99
Lots of mixes – and one of the strongest bits of modern R&B from the ever growing King Britt! 12-inch, Vinyl record
Lewis Taylor —
Lewis Taylor ... LP Island/Be With (UK), 1996. New Copy 2LP ... $36.99
A hell of a classic from UK singer Lewis Taylor – one of the best blue-eyed soul albums recorded in the 90s, and a record that's still years ahead of its time! In a stretch when so many others were putting out fake soul – or breathing heavily on downtempo records – Taylor found a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazz & People (France), 2018. Used Gatefold ... $1.99
Thiefs are a jazz combo at the core – outfitted with saxes, acoustic bass, and drums – but all three members also use a fair bit of electronics, and do so in a way that opens the door to a range of different voices that help shape the sound of the record! The mode is a bit like some of ... read more CD
Brainfeeder, 2020. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
A tremendous album from Thundercat – an artist who just seems to get better and better with every new record, and who's maybe here defining a genre that's completely unto himself! The record is soulful, and has a lot of contemporary cosmic currents – but it's also more far-reaching and ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more CD
Next Door, 2021. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
This isn't the first record by Canadian soul singer Tika, but it is the one that may well put her over the top – and gain her a much bigger following in the US as well! At some level, the set's a very old school batch of female soul – with a mellow vibe that's got lots of 80s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition translucent pink vinyl pressing!)
Blue Note, 2017. Used ... $6.99
Trombone Shorty on Blue Note – his first record for the label, and a set that already has the musician stepping out with a great new sound! The album begins with a slow dirge, but quickly bursts into a vibe that's equal parts jazz and contemporary soul – still with some Nola bounce on ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more CD
Society Hill, 2019. New Copy ... $7.99 15.99
Sweet soul from Tru – a contemporary group from the Philly scene, but one who hearken back to some of that city's classic male trios of years back – with an easygoing vibe and warm sound that's perfect for the mix of classics and new material on the set! Production is by Butch Ingram, ... (Soul, Neo Soul) read more CD
2000 Black (UK), 2008. New Copy ... $10.99 18.99
It's been 10 years since 2000 Black first started catching our ears, and they've never sounded better! This album's way more than just a "next set" of grooves from the pair – as it really shows a growth over time, a unified musical vision that has them hitting some of the same ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more CD
Far Out (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Wonderfully groovy work from Marcos Valle – one of the artists who first inspired us to start a record store many years ago! Marcos is back, and in very soulful formation – working here in a mode that recalls some of his fantastic soul-based sounds in the early 80s – including ... (Brazil, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia (Japan), 2014. Used ... $9.99
Includes the Japanese exclusive bonus track "Smile". CD
(2014 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
Republic, Mid 2000s. New Copy 3CD ... $27.99 29.98
The career of Amy Winehouse was all too short – and although she gave us a small number of really wonderful albums, a set like this is a really great addition to her catalog! The package features a huge amount recorded on various BBC shows over the years – tracks that show the initial ... read more CD
Universal, 2000s. New Copy 5CD ... $45.99 49.99
Way more than just a box set of the key albums from the all-too-short career of Amy Winehouse – as this massive package also features a wealth of rarities and live tracks – some making their CD debut in this limited collection! The set leads off with Frank – the stunning debut ... read more CD
Universal, 2006. New Copy (reissue)... $31.99 35.99
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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Universal, 2011. Used ... $4.99
A (sadly) posthumous release from Amy Winehouse – a voice we loved for a couple good years before knowing how troubled she was in real life and now lament the loss of – and this set, largely put together by producer Salaam Remi turned out surprisingly well! It'd be pretty easy to bow ... read more CD
Also available Lioness – Hidden Treasures ... LP 33.99
Universal, 2011. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $33.99
A (sadly) posthumous release from Amy Winehouse – a voice we loved for a couple good years before knowing how troubled she was in real life and now lament the loss of – and this set, largely put together by producer Salaam Remi turned out surprisingly well! It'd be pretty easy to bow ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Lioness – Hidden Treasures ... CD 4.99(EU pressing.)
Republic, 2021. New Copy 2LP ... $36.99
A double-length collection of remixes from the first two albums by Amy Winehouse – a set of tracks that take all the funk of the originals, and add in some elements of hip hop and club as well! A few tracks here get multiple mixes, but with a nice sense of variety – and titles include ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mack Avenue, 2020. Used ... $9.99
Vibist Warren Wolf has always been way more than just a straight soloist in jazz – and here, he takes that role further by bringing in work from two different singers – vocalists Marcellus Shepard and Imani Grace Cooper, each of whom sing a few songs on the set! This isn't a straight ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more CD
Expansion (UK), 2004. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
The Land Of Smooth must be a wonderful place – because Byron's debut is one heck of an album! Byron's a Chicagoan at heart, but after singing in a number of smaller groups over the years, he's also been making a fair bit of waves overseas – which is why this first effort is coming out ... read more CD
Jagjaguwar, 2017. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
A fantastic debut from Chicago soul singer Jamila Woods – the kind of artist that makes us very proud to be located in the Windy City! Woods is an extremely inventive lyricist – strongly inspired by poetry, but also immediately trying to communicate in a wider spectrum with her sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Okayplayer/MCA, 2001. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Sweet modern R & B from Philly's Jaguar Wright, off her "Denials, Delusions and Decisions" LP,with help from Bilal. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a stickered sleeve.)
Concord, 2015. Used ... $6.99
Lizz Wright just keeps on growing and growing as a singer – past the jazz and soul of her roots, to a space that easily has the singer reaching out to a much greater range of ears, but all while keeping true to her style! There's definitely a jazzy heart at the core of the record – and ... read more CD
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Lizz Wright —
Salt ... CD Verve, 2003. Used ... $4.99
A sweet young jazz singer – steeped in the traditions of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Dianne Reeves, striking out on her own in a really solid debut album! The set's got a warm, jazzy feel – lots of keyboards and piano in the backings, but done in a way that lifts up the voice of Lizz on a ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Jazz Is Dead, 2021. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
The most political album we've ever heard from Adrian Younge – a set that stands as a much stronger, much more individual message than anything he's ever given us before! All Adrian's previous instrumental elements are in the mix – heavy funk, with a special soundtrack sort of twist ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more CD
Also available American Negro ... LP 39.99(Trifold digipak with booklet!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99 41.99
The most political album we've ever heard from Adrian Younge – a set that stands as a much stronger, much more individual message than anything he's ever given us before! All Adrian's previous instrumental elements are in the mix – heavy funk, with a special soundtrack sort of twist ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available American Negro ... CD 18.99
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad —
Jazz Is Dead ... CD Jazz Is Dead, 2020. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Maybe the most fantastic record to date from the hands of Adrian Younge – a project done in collaboration with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and one that features guest appearances from some of the musical giants who first inspired Dusty Groove many years Back! The core energy of the set comes from ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more CD
Jazz Is Dead, 2021. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A special set of all-instrumental tracks – culled together from the sessions that went into some of the previous editions of this mighty great series – including collaborations with Gary Bartz, Joao Donato, Marcus Valle, and Roy Ayers! As the title implies, the cuts here are all ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more CD
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad —
Jazz Is Dead 9 – Instrumentals ... LP Jazz Is Dead, 2021. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
A special set of all-instrumental tracks – culled together from the sessions that went into some of the previous editions of this mighty great series – including collaborations with Gary Bartz, Joao Donato, Marcus Valle, and Roy Ayers! As the title implies, the cuts here are all ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 9 – Instrumentals ... CD 13.99(In a very cool die-cut sliding sleeve!)
Impulse, 2021. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
The Impulse Records debut of Brandee Younger – an artist who's more than worthy of appearance on that legendary label! As with another famous Impulse musician, Alice Coltrane, Younger's main instrument here is the harp – but she uses the instrument in ways that are very much her own ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more CD
Also available Somewhere Different ... LP 22.99
Brandee Younger —
Somewhere Different ... LP Impulse, 2021. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
The Impulse Records debut of Brandee Younger – an artist who's more than worthy of appearance on that legendary label! As with another famous Impulse musician, Alice Coltrane, Younger's main instrument here is the harp – but she uses the instrument in ways that are very much her own ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Somewhere Different ... CD 13.99
Motown, 1994. Used ... $5.99
A stone classic from Zhane – a duo who maybe never had the longest life in soul music, but who made a massive impact with this gem from the 90s! The record was part of a new urban generation that was grounded both in hip hop production and deeper soul modes – territory maybe opened up ... (Soul, Neo Soul) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Zoe's Shanghai (France), 2021. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
A really beautiful album from Zoe's Shanghai – a group led by singer Zoe Renie Harris, and one who recorded this debut album out in the countryside in France – a setting that maybe gives the record a wonderfully laidback sort of vibe! Zoe's vocals are wonderful – lyrical, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 2014. New Copy Gatefold ... $9.99 14.99
A great selection of future soul tracks, all handpicked by radio DJ Radhu – an American talent with ears that may well rival those of Gilles Peterson for finding the sounds we'll all enjoy tomorrow! The work here is from a wide range of the soulful underground – not just Neo Soul, but ... read more CD
BBE (UK), 2015. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
A 3rd great collection from BamaLoveSoul – one that's every bit as "future soul" as it promises on the cover! Years back, most hip hoppers were initially raised on soul music – these days, it's the other way around – as so many ears come to underground soul through more ... read more CD
Colemine, 2021. New Copy ... $11.99
The future's brighter than the recent past – thanks to the spirit embraced here by the folks at Colemine Records – one of many labels who weathered the storm of 2020, and who see much brighter days ahead in the years to come! Colemine survived by stripping things down, and digitally ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more CD
Brownswood (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
Gilles Peterson presents the future of music from his very well-regarded perspective – served up here on eight tracks from some real up-and-coming talents on the London underground – working in a blend of modes that's very much in the best Brownswood Records spirit! The tracks move ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Expansion (UK), 2006. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
Hats off to Kloud 9 for this excellent set of music – new tracks from the current soul underground, all produced and supported by the mighty talents of the Kloud 9 duo! There's a much more unified feel here than other collections of this type – thanks to a set of original tunes penned ... read more CD
Expansion (UK), 2021. New Copy 3 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
A stunning assortment of contemporary soul – all hand-picked by Ralph Tee, the UK DJ/enthusiast who's been turning us on to great music for decades! In recent years, the format of this series has gotten even more important – as so much great music is issue digitally, but doesn't always ... read more CD
Phuture Lounge, 2006. Used ... $8.99
Music from Vaceo, Fyza, Oezlem, Jenna G, Mr J, Charlene Michael, and Michelle Amador. CD
(Out of print.)
BBE (UK), Late 2000s/2010s. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
An excellent collection of Neo Soul gems – the kind of standout cuts that have made the movement such an important part of modern music over the past 20 years – a continuing evolution of classic soul styles, at a level you'll never find in the chartbound mainstream! These aren't ... read more CD
Quiet Pterodactyl, 2021. New Copy ... $18.99 25.00
A killer compilation and a testament to the creative strength of the Chicago music scene! Situation 2, like it's predecessor, is a benefit effort for city's live performance venues that were dark for most of 2020 & first half of 2021 due to the pandemic and it's as diverse as the city itself, ... (Rock, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Rotating colored vinyl pressing – each copy is unique! Sales of this LP benefit CIVL Chicago – who are working on behalf of Chicago's live performance venues from the pandemic era onward. Limited edition – get it before it's gone!)
Expansion (UK), 2007. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
An excellent collection of contemporary soul from the New York scene – key proof that the Big Apple is ready to challenge the underground work coming from Philly and Atlanta in recent years! Many of the artists here are ones that don't really foreground their New York connection – ... read more CD
Sweet Soul (Japan), 2010. Used ... $16.99
New takes on classic soul – fresh versions of older classics by Donny Hathaway, Five Stairsteps, Stevie Wonder, and others – done in hip new versions with a contemporary twist! The project features a number of different singers, most of them Japanese, but singing in English – ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Expansion (UK), 2016. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
A really wonderful title for this excellent little collection – as the package is overflowing with tremendous work from artists who've really held onto their soulful strengths over the years! Some of the artists are older ones, others are part of the Neo Soul underground of the past decade ... (Funky Compilations, Neo Soul) read more CD
Expansion (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $9.99
A collection of mostly contemporary tunes, but one that really lives up to the classic modern soul modes of the Soul Togetherness series! The tracks are warm and uplifting – done with a great vibe that holds strong throughout – usually in a midtempo mode, but sometimes picking up the ... (Funky Compilations, Neo Soul) read more CD
Expansion (UK), 2015. New Copy ... $8.99 16.99
Contemporary cuts, all hand-picked by the Soul Togetherness crew – who you might know from their other excellent collections of vintage funk and soul! The music here is from the global Neo Soul underground – and reflects both the sort of cutting-edge acts showcased by Soul Togetherness ... read more CD
Eastwood Music Group, 2021. New Copy 3LP ... $39.99
A very cool set from the Texas scene – one that's overflowing with new work by some of the hippest soul, funk, and hip hop artists in the Lonestar State – and a few others too! The set features work from Black Pumas, Leon Bridges, N'Dambi, Sha La Das, Holy Hive, Badbadnotgood, Ghost ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition on smoky clear vinyl!)
