Barry & The Fountains —
Great Extreme ... LP Barry & The Fountains, 2020. Sealed ...
$16.99
Contemporary deep soul from Barry Jean Fontenot – a singer who should be destined to be huge, given the power and presence he has on this six track release! Barry knows how to soar like a classic soul singer, but also never hangs his music on cliches – as the sound here is very much ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bastards Of Soul —
Corners ... LP Eastwood Music Group, 2022. New Copy Gatefold ...
$19.9921.99
The last full-length project recorded by The Bastards Of Soul before the too-early passing of lead singer Chadwick Murray – a hell of a soul vocalist, and one who seems poised to rise to the top of his generation with work like this! The album's way more than just a funk group with a singer ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Blue Dream —
Trip To LA ... LP Tangential (UK), 2021. New Copy ...
$22.99
A beautiful side project from Andy Compton – who you might know from his work in The Rurals – recording here in an equally soulful mode, but with a very different vibe overall! For the record, Andy took the trip to LA mentioned in the title – and works alongside Irantzu Pujadas ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first full length set from London duo Blue Lab Beats – a pair who are very well-placed on Blue Note Records, but more as ambassadors of some of the more soul-styled work the label has done in recent years! There's a very collaborative vibe going on here – as the core producers open ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first solo album from Teddy Bryant – an artist with a background in other jazz, funk, and soul projects – but who here delivers a nice lean groove that's heavy on keyboards, and which stands as a tribute to some of the legendary artists who inspired his music! This isn't a rehash ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty striking album from vocalist Melanie Charles – a set that's even more musically dynamic than you might guess from its title! Charles is a singer who can take things straight, but also change them up with some really inventive arrangements – which you'll hear on a few of the ... (Vocalists, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Crushed Velvet & The Velveteers —
Love & Truth ... LP Vintage League, 2021. New Copy ...
$11.9919.99
A nicely collaborative project from Crushed Velvet – aka Alan Evans of Soulive, working here at a level that's much different than the style of that jamming instrumental trio! Evans handles much of the instrumentation here, along with help from some guest horn players, and very nice organ ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joel Culpepper —
Sgt Culpepper ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), 2021. New Copy Gatefold ...
$14.9927.99
Tremendous work from UK soul singer Joel Culpepper – an artist who seems ready to take the world by storm, and who has a sense of star power that's undeniable – yet also manages to come across as a very down to earth, individual artist on his own! There's a special sort of crackle to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweet little group with a real 70s Cali vibe – very much in the spirit of the cover, with kind of a blue-eyed soul approach to jazzy AOR! The instrumentation is great – plenty of Fender Rhodes and other keyboards – providing this warm glow for the lead vocals of the group's two ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
DJ Manny's got roots in the Chicago footwork scene, but his sound here is much more soul-based overall – nicely spare, but surprisingly tuneful – served up with a mixture of instrumental moments, sung passages, and a few hip hop lines as well – all at a level that shows just how ... (Hip Hop, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition on pink vinyl!)
Emma Donovan & The Putbacks —
Crossover ... LP Hope Street (Australia), 2020. New Copy ...
$14.9924.98
Fantastic work from Australian soul singer Emma Donovan – an artist who's grown greatly in the space between her last album with The Putbacks – to a point where she and the group really stand apart from most other records of this nature! This isn't a funk group doing a retro thing with ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A deeply soulful record from Lauren Elysie – an artist who seems to instantly bridge classic and contemporary soul styles with her music – working with all the richness of a female soul artist of the 60s or 70s, but also coming across with some of the urgency of the neo soul movement ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow —
Zhigeist ... LP Nature Sounds, 2022. New Copy ...
$25.9926.99
A surprisingly strong set from a match that might sound a bit odd at first, but which comes across beautifully throughout! At some level, Elzhi is the lead act here – dominating most of the songs with his well-crafted rhymes – and letting Georgia Anne Muldrow to handle the production, ... (Hip Hop, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The solo debut of Juanita Euka, a singer you might know for her fantastic contributions to the London Afrobeat Collective and other groups – yet clearly an artist waiting to shine in the spotlight on her own! Euka is Congolese, but raised in Argentina – and given her recent work on the ... (Global Grooves, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great little project from funk maestro Lance Ferguson – one that has Ferguson working with a group of musicians and singers to really recast some great tracks from the past! The approach here is maybe a bit like the way that Bluey and Incognito might transform a classic tune on some of ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic sounds from Flying Lotus – an artist who just keeps on pushing past any conventional expectations, to a point where his music is almost a genre unto itself! The record's got this very tripped-out sort of vibe – very much in keeping with the image on the cover – and ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Garrett —
Private Life ... LP Music From Memory (Netherlands), 2017. Sealed ...
$24.99
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Mayer Hawthorne —
Man About Town ... LP Vagrant, 2016. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9923.98
Mayer Hawthorne just keeps on rising and rising with each new record – to a level where he's not just sounding like those 70s influences that have always been a force in his music, but actually manages to fit right in alongside them with a seamless sound and completely confident vibe! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(25th Anniversary pressing – with 12 page color photo booklet!)
Hiatus Kaiyote are one of those groups that just seem to grow and grow with each new about – a strongly soulful act at their start, but one who've found a way to carve out sounds and styles that are very much their own – maybe almost making themselves a genre in the process! Things ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Deluxe edition with metalic foil and brail gatefold sleeve on glow in the dark vinyl!)
Hiatus Kaiyote are one of those groups that just seem to grow and grow with each new about – a strongly soulful act at their start, but one who've found a way to carve out sounds and styles that are very much their own – maybe almost making themselves a genre in the process! Things ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive black & red ink spot vinyl pressing. Quantities limited!)
A really different sound for this legendary group – still very hypnotic and brassy, but in a very different way! The EP features three songs that build slowly, with brass as a key element, but maybe more in the background than the rhythmic forefront of previous records – letting vocals ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black and white explosion vinyl – with bonus fold-out booklet and download. Quantities limited!)
Here's a record that may well push Valerie June over the top – a mature, fully-formed set that's filled with anthemic tunes that point the way to a whole new generation in soul! The album bills individual songs as filling certain needs – prescriptions, if you will – like ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really fantastic debut from Chicago soul singer Kaina Castillo – an artist who may well become huge in years to come, given the strength of this initial album! There's a really special vibe going on here – as Kaina's not afraid to put herself or her feelings on the line, but also not ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lady Blackbird takes on a Nina Simone tune on the very first track on this set – quite a risky move, but the Lady's got a voice that's definitely up to the challenge! The singer's the sort that comes along once in a blue moon – a richly talented artist who's able to take any sort of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tiombe Lockhart feat Robert Glasper, Bilal, eCUSSIONIST —
Aquarius Years ... LP Mother Tongue, Early 2000s. New Copy ...
$23.9924.98
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Malka Family —
Superlune ... LP Malka Family (France), 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$26.99
The great return of a classic French funk group – one who gave us some great records in the 90s as part of the Kif Productions imprint – born again here with a sound that's even warmer and more groovy than before! The group's as much of a soul group as a funk one – blending ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Janelle Monae knocks it out of the park here – sounding every bit as great as before, but also hitting this righteous mode that really takes the singer to incredible new territory! If you loved Janelle's previous records, don't worry – she's still as catchy and playful as ever – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Moo Latte —
Snax ... LP U Know Me (UK), 2021. New Copy ...
$26.9930.99
Really beautiful instrumentals from producer Moo Latte – a set of tracks that are a really nice change from the usual mix of beats and keyboards – as the tunes are all a bit short, gentle, and surprisingly pretty overall! There's still a nice crispy vibe to the music, and more than ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mourning A BLKstar —
Cycle ... LP Don Giovanni, 2020. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$14.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really amazing debut from Sequoyah Murray – a young soul singer we have a feeling we'll be hearing plenty from in years to come! Sequoyah's got a style that's very much his own – one born out of frequent collaboration and improvisation – with elements that are maybe as jazz-base ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nubiyan Twist really open up their sound here – in part by opening the door to a rich array of guest singers and instrumentalists – a lineup that includes Cherise, Pat Thomas, Soweto Kinch, Ria Moran, and Nick Richards – all artists who help bring a different personal flavor to ... (Global Grooves, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The full length debut of Houston's Peyton – a soft-voiced soul singer who works here with some beautifully laidback rhythms and cool, crispy instrumentation that really augments the personal qualities of her tunes! Peyton often just lets her vocals flow along with the tunes – never ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Indie Exclusive on opaque magenta vinyl!)
Dawn Richard —
Infrared EP ... LP Fade To Mind, 2017. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Tracks include original and remixed versions of "Honest", "How I Get It", "Paint It Blue", and "Baptize". LP, Vinyl record album
A record of almost sci-fi sort of energy from Chicago underground figure Jana Rush – an artist whose musical legacy goes way back to work for the Dance Mania label back in the 90s, but who's definitely very much in her own space here! There's a few frenetic beats that might tie the record to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ann Sally —
Moon Dance ... LP Columbia (Japan), 2003. New Copy ...
$28.99
A wonderful blend of acoustic soul, gentle jazz, and bossa – a beautiful little album from Ann Sally, who you may remember as the sublime vocalist on Soul Bossa Trio's Dolphins album! The record has Ann working with small combo backing that features an acoustic guitar in the lead – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Ann Sally —
Voyage ... LP Columbia (Japan), 2001. New Copy ...
$28.99
A great set by Korean jazz singer Ann Sally – recorded with a gentle mellow finish, and some sweet Brazilian touches! Ann sings in both Portuguese and English – running through a host of tracks that includes classics by Ivan Lins, Marcos Valle, Joni Mitchell, Henry Mancini, and Roberto ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Cecile McLorin Salvant —
Ghost Song ... LP Nonesuch, 2022. New Copy Gatefold ...
$19.9920.98
A fantastic new chapter in music from Cecile McLorin Salvant – a singer who's only been with us for a little more than a decade, has already gotten a Grammy and a MacArthur Genius Grant – yet hasn't let that stop her from being even more creative than ever! Cecile's still very much a ... (Vocalists, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sault —
9 ... LP Forever Living Originals (UK), 2021. New Copy ...
$34.99
Fantastic music from Sault – a record that explodes way past some of their previous releases, and really shows the group evolving in their sound – even if they are still keeping their cover art in the same very understated territory! There's a sense of urgency as the album begins ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Secret Night Gang have a cartoony look on the cover – but the British funk combo play with a richly soulful sound that's overflowing with color and life – and which will definitely mean that they won't be a secret for long! The group mix in a fair bit more jazz than other contemporary ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Silas Short —
Drawing EP ... LP Stones Throw, 2022. New Copy ...
$17.9918.99
A wonderful debut from Silas Short – a Milwaukee native, but an artist whose sound fits right in with the laidback flavors of Cali soul we usually expect from the Stones Throw label! Silas has a way of folding his keyboards over his guitar over his bass and drums here in a really great way ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Benny Sings has a scruffy sort of look on the cover here – but his music is wonderfully smooth and soulful – every bit the sound that we've loved on all of his previous records, and which makes Benny maybe one of the under-discovered talents of the global scene of the past decade or so! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive colored vinyl pressing!)
Gizelle Smith —
Revealing ... LP Jalepeno (UK), 2021. New Copy ...
$16.9929.99
Gizelle Smith changes things up here nicely – moving past her roots as a deep funk singer with the Mighty Mocambos, and maybe growing into a more fully-formed role as a classic 70s-styled soul artist! The backings are funky, rich, and full – shifting in mood and complexity, at a level ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Wayne Snow —
Figurine ... LP Roche, 2021. New Copy ...
$26.9928.99
Wayne Snow was born in Nigeria, recorded this debut between Paris and Berlin, and comes across with the kind of globe-spanning sound that legacy might make you expect! This is future soul at its best – not warmed-over cliches from the past, but a record that has a crisp sort of contemporary ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Steoples are a wonderfully righteous group – one with these soaring soulful vocals that take off even more in the larger arrangements from Miguel Atwood Ferguson – all with a style that's much more spiritual than most other groups on their scene! These guys aren't a retro soul ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tasha hails from our hometown of Chicago, but she's got a sound that's very much her own – a quality that's instantly personal, and a way of putting over a tune that's a bit unlike anyone else we can think of! Her voice can lilt on high notes, but also has a very down to earth quality too ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maylee Todd's really transformed her image on the cover here, and she's transformed her sound within – using an even leaner approach than before alongside her vocals – which themselves often seem to be less important to the record than the cool old school keyboard lines and drum machine ... (New Grooves, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Clear vinyl pressing!)
Trombone Shorty —
Lifted ... LP Blue Note, 2022. New Copy ...
$19.9921.99
Trombone Shorty just keeps on honing his groove – finding a way to add in new bits with each new album, while still holding on to enough of his New Orleans roots in the process! This set's definitely got Shorty reaching for the sky – as much of a soul album as a jazz one, with his ... (Jazz, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Marcos Valle —
Sempre ... LP Far Out (UK), 2019. New Copy ...
$22.9924.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Weeknd —
Dawn FM ... LP Republic, 2021. New Copy 2LP ...
$36.9938.99
A real surprise from The Weeknd – and we don't just mean that because the album was dropped on the public with no announcement beforehand! The record's also a great evolution of the sound that's gotten such wide attention in a surprisingly short span of time – a bit of a concept album, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Adrian Younge —
American Negro ... LP Jazz Is Dead, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$26.9941.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic extension of the Jazz Is Dead series – a run of records that's already got a wonderfully collaborative vibe, which is taken even further with these tracks! As you might guess from the title, the album features remixes of cuts from the previous nine volumes – and the choice ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Zoe's Shanghai —
Lava Love ... LP Zoe's Shanghai (France), 2021. New Copy ...
$16.9929.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really well-done collection, and one that definitely earns the "new tangents" in the title – as it brings us into contact with some great contemporary soul tracks we might never have heard otherwise! There's a lean vibe to the set that unifies most tracks – that less-is-more ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great project, and one that definitely lives up to the new flava promised in the title – as the album features mid 90s gospel groups that are all working strongly with some of the neo soul currents that were going on in the global underground of the time! Don't think of this as a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 copies – first time on vinyl!)
A new sort of groove from the Daptone side of the universe – a set that showcases work on the Penrose offshoot of the label – an imprint dedicated to more laidback, west-coast styled grooves! The emphasis here is more on soul than funk – particularly the sort of mellow soul that ... (Deep Funk, Neo Soul)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, 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!)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album