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The best of the contemporary soul underground -- Eric Roberson, Ed Motta, D'Angelo, Incognito, Jose James, Monday Michiru, and many more!
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Verve, 2019. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
Philip Bailey's looking hipper than usual on the cover – and he's sounding hipper than usual within – thanks to fantastic production help from Robert Glasper, Christian McBride, and Chick Corea – all artists who play on the record, and help give Bailey a really timeless sense of ... (Soul, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Love Will Find A Way ... CD 13.99
Acid Jazz (UK), 2019. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 25.98
Excellent work from The Brand New Heavies – one of those groups that made us first want to get into the record store business many years ago! The passage of time hasn't dimmed their genius at all – and right as at the start, the music here is flowing with classic funk and soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available TBNH ... CD 10.99
Leon Bridges —
Good Thing (180 gram pressing – with download) ... LP Columbia, 2018. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A soaring set from Leon Bridges – a full length second album that's every bit as classic as his debut, but in a completely different way! Where Coming Home was maybe Leon's answer to the generation of Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke, Good Thing is more of a nod to the era of Maxwell and D'Angelo ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Easy Eye Sound/BMG, 2020. New Copy ... $22.99
A fantastic new chapter in the career of Cee-Lo Green – reemerging here as an old school southern soul singer, with a vibe that's in the best legacy of Al Green and some of the underground talents of his generation! The set was recorded in Nashville, produced by Dan Auerbach, and has a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cee-Lo Green Is Thomas Callaway ... CD 13.99
RCA, 2014. New Copy 2 LPs Gatefold ... $24.99
D'Angelo comes back after many years awol from the studio – and the result is a stunning new step in his music! We've loved the man from day one – and some folks could well say that he really helped reinvigorate soul back in the 90s – and all his time away from the studio has ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Legere (France), 2020. New Copy ... $19.99
No time for table games here – as Diazpora jump right in the groove from the very first note – working with a sweet 70s funk approach to their music, which means lots of riffing guitar, funky basslines, and horns punctuating the keys – all while lead singer Axel Maximilian Fiege ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Acrophase, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
Mellow soul from the Windy City – served up by a group we first discovered on a Colemine funky 45, and who sound even better here in the space of a full length album! The group clearly have an influence from sweet soul of the 70s – but their presentation is more contemporary too – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
("Deep Blue" colored vinyl!)
Warp, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 42.99
We really loved the Flamagra album from Flying Lotus, but this set of instrumentals maybe shows off even more of the deeper currents in his music! The record's not the usual instrumental variant – in that these tracks don't really come across as cuts with the vocals removed – and ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Really cool vinyl pressing – with a bonus slipmat that contains zoetrope animation!)
Warp, 2019. New Copy ... $16.99 17.99
A really great moment from Flying Lotus – a live set recorded for Gilles Peterson in 2010, at a point that's kind of the start of a whole new generation in jazzy modes! The lineup here features tenor from Ravi Coltrane, light string touches from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and some especially ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Foreign Exchange, 2004. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 29.98
The start of a great legacy for Foreign Exchange – a duo made up of equal parts MC Phonte of Little Brother and Dutch production wiz Nicolay! The record was a pretty fitting departure for Phonte – whose crew re-ignited the southern hip hop underground for cats without the pimp crunk ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
HBD, 2008. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 29.98
The second album from Foreign Exchange – the formerly bi-continental project of North Carolina MC and soul singer Phonte of Little Brother, and transplanted Dutch producer Nicolay – who take an even deeper turn into spacey soul on Leave It All Behind! Given that Phonte is singing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Free Nationals —
Free Nationals ... LP Obe, 2020. Near Mint- 2LP ... $19.99
These guys are known by some as the backing band of Anderson.Paak, but they're a hell of a group on their own – rock-solid right at the core, and able to effortlessly craft a sweet blend of funk and soul – yet also leave room for plenty of guests along the way! The musicianship here is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Free Nationals ... CD 11.99(Gold vinyl pressing, including the insert.)
Free Nationals —
Free Nationals (gold vinyl pressing) ... LP Obe, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
These guys are known by some as the backing band of Anderson.Paak, but they're a hell of a group on their own – rock-solid right at the core, and able to effortlessly craft a sweet blend of funk and soul – yet also leave room for plenty of guests along the way! The musicianship here is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Free Nationals ... CD 11.99
Free Nationals ... LP 19.99
Groove Theory —
Groove Theory ... LP Epic/Get On Down, 1995. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $16.99 19.98
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 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sony, 2017. New Copy ... $10.99 20.98
Trumpeter Keyon Harrold starts out this album with an inspirational message from his mother taken from his voicemail – then draws from that message to create one of his most amazing albums to date! Harrold's already been part of a strong underground scene for years – but here, he's ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Daptone, 2018. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
We'll be the first to admit, we were always a bit suspicious of James Hunter at the start – but over the years, with records this great, he's really won us over – to the point that we're not sure why we even had any question about his music in the first place! The really strong step ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Nature Sounds, 2019. New Copy ... $23.99 24.98
It's been many years since Sa-Ra have expanded our minds with their revolutionary blend of hop hop and soul – but fortunately, Shafiq Husayn has carried on the group's legacy – and has reached an even higher plane with music like this! Husayn brings all the fantastic production skills ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fantasy, 2019. New Copy ... $14.99 24.99
A really great step forward for Nate Fox and Nico Segal – who you might know from the Chicago collective The Social Experiment – set here to transform the world of contemporary soul on their own! The album's got this really fantastic, yet sensitive blend of modes – tunes that are ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a really cool booklet too! Includes download.)
Jose James —
Black Magic (10th anniversary edition) ... LP Brownswood/Rainbow Blonde, 2010. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A brilliant second set from Jose James – and that's saying a lot, given that his debut was already a classic in our book! The sound here is a little more full, and a little more confident – a magical blend of James' raspy vocals with some jazz and funk-inflected rhythms – never ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rainbow Blonde, 2020. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
Really mindblowing work from Jose James – an artist we loved right from his very first record, but one who has us completely over the top with this record – a set that may well push James from the soul underground into firmly classic territory – the sort of space that will have ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available No Beginning No End 2 ... CD 13.99
Work/Sony (UK), 1996. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $36.99 37.99
A mindblower from Jamiroquai – the album that really broke them out of the box, thanks to an increasingly complicated sense of rhythm! For the set, Jay and the group pulled up some of the more dynamic sounds from the London underground, and wove them together with their increasingly great ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Jarrod Lawson —
Be The Change ... LP Dome (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 34.99
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Also available Be The Change ... CD 14.99
Mother Tongue, Early 2000s. New Copy ... $23.99 24.98
The first official release of this debut solo album from Tiombe Lockheart – originally distributed via shows when she was a member of the Platinum Pied Pipers, and still a completely winning bit of spacey soul – with a vibe that really prefaces so much energy on the west coast in more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ubiquity, 2019. New Copy ... $13.99 20.98
Funk-tinged modern soul from Mama's Gun – the London based combo who've been making waves across the globe for close to a decade leading up to Golden Days, which sounds right at home on Ubiquity Records! The songs and overall sound blend vintage inspiration with sly modern touches, from a ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, & Kamasi Washington —
Dinner Party (with bonus download) ... LP Sound Of Crenshaw, 2020. New Copy ... $19.99
A fantastic blend of jazz, contemporary soul, and hip hop – served up by a group who can really get the sound right – Terrace Martin on keyboards and alto, Robert Glasper on keyboards, Kamasi Washington on tenor, and 9th Wonder on beats! Vocals on most tracks are by Phoelix, who really ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download card.)
Brownswood (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
A beautiful tribute to the deep roots of the Jamaican homeland of Zara McFarlane – but a set that sounds unlike any Jamaican music we've heard before! This isn't dub or reggae – but sounds that delve much more deeply into past musical traditions of the island – styles collected ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Songs Of An Unknown Tongue ... CD 11.99
Don Giovanni, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
A fantastic album from Mourning A BLKstar – even more powerful than their set dedicated to Eric Garner, and a batch of material that really gets at the righteous energy of this Cleveland combo! The group see themselves as part of the James Baldwin tradition of the artist bearing witness ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cycle ... CD 12.99
Def Soul, 2002. New Copy 2LP ... $15.99 26.98
A great bit of NuSoul from Musiq Soulchild – warm, beat-heavy, and with a sinewy vocal style that reminds us a bit of D'Angelo, but harder. The album's Musiq's second – and it's another proud statement from the current Philly underground, the kind of modern day soul that's transforming ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Linear Labs, 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... $23.99 24.98
The first we've ever heard of Loren Oden – a singer with a falsetto style that's perfect for the sweetly soulful backings of Adrian Younge – a mix of modes that's almost in the same territory as Adrian's record with The Delfonics a few years back! Yet the style here is also more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Adrian Younge Presents Loren Oden – My Heart My Love ... CD 11.99
Brownswood (UK), 2020. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
We really loved Kassa Overall's debut, but we're completely blown away with this full length set – as the record's got a visionary sound that's completely his own – a really new mix of jazz, soul, and funk that's bound to make Kassa one of the most important talents in years to come! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available I Think I'm Good ... CD 13.99
International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2020. New Copy ... $21.99 22.99
Mindblowing music from Jeff Parker – sounds that we always knew were part of his core, but which have maybe taken most of his career to emerge! This album follows beautifully from Jeff's previous album for International Anthem – and like that one, it's an explosion of new and old ideas ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Suite For Max Brown ... CD 13.99
Colemine, 2018. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $6.99
A great little soul set by a singer we're betting will have a long run in the funky underground – a relative newcomer, but one who comes across with a power that really belies his time in the studio! Ben Piriani's music has this righteous, full-on groove that reminds us a lot of that moment ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Black vinyl promo pressing.)
How Do I Talk To My Brother? ... CD 11.99
How Do I Talk To My Brother? ... CD 7.99
Blue Note, 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 34.99
A heck of a step forward for Gregory Porter – and we're stunned to say that, because he's already had so many great steps forward in his career! Gregory's already been a hell of a singer for years – we've loved him since the very first note he ever recorded – but with a record ... (Vocalists, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available All Rise ... CD 13.99
World Galaxy/Alpha Pup, 2019. New Copy 2LP ... $23.99 24.98
The deepest sounds so far from Ryan Porter – a double-length album of spiritual majesty, and a set that marks Porter as one of the key up-and-coming players on the West Coast Get Down scene! The record has long tracks that are very far-thinking jazz all the way through – mostly ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stones Throw, 2020. New Copy ... $16.99 17.99
80s underground soul lives again in the hands of Prophet – an artist who recorded a bit back in the day, but who's reemerged in recent years with great new energy – thanks in part to strong support from the Stones Throw label! These tunes are heavy on beats, keyboards, and a really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow vinyl pressing!)
Schema (Italy), 2020. New Copy ... $18.99
A fantastic album of grooves from the mighty Alex Puddu – and a record that's worth it alone for its guest work from Gene Robinson Jr on a few tracks – a singer whose voice was part of the classic sound of Breakwater! Puddu's groove has really shifted into the jazzy funk of Robinson's ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Discotheque ... CD 18.99(Includes bonus CD of the LP!)
Glitterbox, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99
That's a retro-styled logo on the cover, and it really gets at the spirit of the sound that Qwestlife is laying down – a mode that hearkens back to 70s club, but which also understands the warmer side of house music too – served up in a blend that reminds us of the early years of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
International Anthem, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
A beautiful International Anthem debut from Resavoir – a group led by Will Miller, a musician who's equally skilled at both keyboards and trumpet – and who often plays in a style that sometimes makes it hard to tell which sound is coming from which instrument! In other words, there's ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
City Slang (UK), 2019. Sealed ... $19.99
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(Orange vinyl pressing.)
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $20.99 21.99
Sly5thAve is deeper and more soulful than ever before – really stepping past his initial role as a creative beatmaker, and emerging here more as a fully-formed producer with a strong ear for his overall sound! The tunes here are a mix of instrumental and vocal numbers – woven together ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available What It Is ... CD 12.99(Pressed on purple vinyl with download.)
Timmion, 2019. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
The long-overdue debut of Carlton Jumel Smith – a soul singer with roots at the Harlem address listed in the title, and who's slowly been working his way around the globe in recent years! Those global travels are key to the success of this set – as Smith works very tightly in Finland's ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Step Like A Giant (Sweden), 2020. New Copy ... $24.99
It's been awhile since we last heard from Cecilia Stalin, but the singer's still got everything in place that made us love her so much in the first place – those strong vocals that first emerged in Koop, then really took shape once she started writing more of her own songs! The album's got ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a signed thank you from Cecilia too!)
Blue Note, 2018. New Copy ... $12.99 21.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available People Of The Sun ... CD 9.99
Jagjaguwar, 2017. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $14.99
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(Black vinyl pressing, including the booklet and heavy inner sleeve.)
Verve, 2018. Sealed 2LP ... $24.99
Tank and the Bangas roll in with a mighty heavy groove – their own special spin on contemporary soul, which seems equally informed by elements of hip hop and underground funk! The group hail from New Orleans, but have a sound that's way more 21st Century than most of that city's musical ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Brainfeeder, 2020. New Copy ... $22.99 23.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Indie exclusive cream colored vinyl pressing.)
It Is What It Is ... CD 12.99
It Is What It Is (deluxe gatefold clear vinyl pressing) ... LP 30.99
It Is What It Is (red vinyl pressing) ... LP 22.99
Brainfeeder, 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... $30.99 32.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Comes in heavy duty deluxe gatefold – and clear vinyl!)
It Is What It Is (cream vinyl pressing) ... LP 22.99
It Is What It Is ... CD 12.99
It Is What It Is (red vinyl pressing) ... LP 22.99
Brainfeeder, 2020. New Copy ... $22.99 23.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available It Is What It Is (cream vinyl pressing) ... LP 22.99
It Is What It Is ... CD 12.99
It Is What It Is (deluxe gatefold clear vinyl pressing) ... LP 30.99
Expansion (UK), 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
A fantastic early chapter in the Incognito story – a record put together by Jean Paul "Bluey" Maunick as a follow-up to the earlier Jazzfunk album – and a set that maybe has even more jazz and funk than that set did overall! Although done back in the 80s, the set clearly ... (Soul, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rainbow Blonde, 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 29.99
We first fell in love with Ben Williams as a bassist – but here, he's equally a vocalist – stepping out with a richly soulful vibe we never would have expected a few years back! The set marks a label shift for Williams, and a shift in sound too – one that almost resonates as ... (Jazz, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available I Am A Man ... CD 11.99
Jagjaguwar, 2019. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $20.99 24.99
Jamila Woods already blew us away with her debut – but this second set has the singer ready to take on the world with a huge step forward in her style! Jamila caught us almost by surprise when she first emerged – a Chicago soul singer who wasn't on our radar, and who already had this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition pink vinyl pressing – includes download!)
Star Creature, 2020. New Copy ... $13.99 16.99
Stellar work from the Star Creature label – the Chicago imprint that seems to be picking up the torch where all those fancy London and European labels dropped it many years ago! The work here is fresh and forward-thinking – rooted in older house and funky soul modes, but completely ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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