New album: With a 12th LP, the title and artwork inspired by the legendary funk band from their home state, the duo of singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney return with a collaborative spring in their step, their bluesy rock stimulated by co-writers Beck, Noel Gallagher and other guests
Read moreThe Arcs: Electrophonic Chronic
New album: Classy rockin’ psychedelic soul from the Black Keys man Dan Auerbach’s side project, returning with a stellar supergroup of musicians including co-founder Leon Michels and members of the Dap-Kings, as well as a moving tribute LP to the Arcs’ late singer Richard Swift
Read moreYola: Stand For Myself
New album: The title track was a splendid previous Song of the Day, and the rest of this second album by the equally stands up as excellent soul and funk by the singer and songwriter Yolanda Quartey from Bristol
Read moreRobert Finley: Sharecropper's Son
Album review: This fabulous third LP by the 67-year-old soul singer is produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, and filled with gritty, goosebump moments, his soaring and tender delivery bringing out every emotion
Read moreThe Black Keys: Delta Kream
Album review: The Ohio duo’s 10th studio album lovingly covers favourite Mississippi blues standards including by R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, joined those respective stars’ longtime band members slide guitarist Kenny Brown and bassist Eric Deaton
Read moreAaron Frazer: Introducing … – album review
New album: Introducing Song Bar’s first new album review of 2021, appropriately with an excellent debut LP, Aaron Frazer has a high, falsetto voice reminiscent of Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield with notes of 60s and 70s soul and funk
Read moreNew album releases for week beginning 24 April 2017
This week includes some of the finest and funkiest collaborations, including Gorillaz, Thurston Moore, Dan Auerbach, Feist with Jarvis Cocker, Mark Lanegan and DJ Format with Abdominal
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