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BATTS aka Tanya Batt
Song of the Day: A beautiful slow-burning new number suffused grief but also hope, from Melbourne singer-songwriter Tanya Batt, duetting here with Sharon Van Etten, whom she supported in Australia, both voices sublimely complementary
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The cover of Monophonics’ forthcoming album Sage Hotel
Song of the Day: Superior new psychedelic soul by the San Francisco band with emotional vocals and punchy horns, taken from the forthcoming album Sage Hotel with a song and video that captures a place where all the highs and lows of life can be found
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Color Green’s new single covers the full spectrum
Song of the Day: Bluesy, slightly Rolling Stones-y, but above all a timelessly classy though new piece of Americana meets New Orleans-style soul that builds with a soaring voice, by the California pair of Noah Kohll and Corey Madden
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Moses Sumney is one of several guests on the Son Lux soundtrack to Everything Everywhere All at Once
Song of the Day: A gorgeously intimate song from the original motion picture soundtrack of the recently released film Everything Everywhere All at Once, with music by Ryan Lott’s experimental New York band, featuring the Ghanaian-American on vocals
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Poppy Ajudha’s forthcoming album The Power In Us
Song of the Day: From the forthcoming album The Power In Us, the latest of several passionate, soulful pop songs about society and politics by the London singer-songwriter, focuses on the damaging system of male control that screws up relationships and pro-choice
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Song of the Day: From their recently released EP Texas Moon, out on Dead Oceans, an effortlessly smooth fusion of 60s Thai funk with soul by the three-piece from Houston and the singer from Atlanta
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Seratones, fronted by AJ Haynes
Song of the Day: Taken from the forthcoming third album Love & Algorhythms, an upbeat, and truly uplifting positive fusion of pop, soul, funk and gospel by the soul-rock band from Shreveport, Louisiana. Out no New West Records
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Alewya’s EP Panther In Mode
Song of the Day: From the recent EP Panther In Mode, a sensual, powerful fusion of soul, reggae and other roots music by the charismatic London singer, here celebrating her African heritage, out on Because London Records
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Dark Tropics’ new album, Ink
Songs of the Day: After yesterday’s entry from Dublin, more beautifully melodious, soulful and vocally strong music from Ireland, this time from Belfast by the duo of singer Rio McGuinness-McCay and multi-instrumentalist Gerard Sands from their recent album Ink
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Ellen Arthur Blyth
Song of the Day: Dreamy and beautifully soulful new number by the Dublin singer who, with a mature voice, has Peggy Lee and Lana Del Rey as influences in this track taken from her forthcoming debut album Nine, a running theme in her life, being the youngest of nine children
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Branching out with new music: Shamir Bailey
Song of the Day: Powerful, heavy-rock guitar rises to impressively soaring countertenor even higher than Prince’s Camille in this recent single wrestling with the constraints of gender definition by the talented singer-songwriter from Las Vegas
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Grace Cummings
Song of the Day: From Grace Carter yesterday to another Grace today, also addressing and questioning the religious idea, with the Melbourne singer-songwriter'’s powerful, gritty, distinctive voice and acoustic guitar, taken from her forthcoming album Storm Queen
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Grace Carter
Song of the Day: A poignant, powerful, but gently still, minimal soul number by the London-born R&B soul singer in a thank you letter addressing an absent father, and in turn, religious faith, with lyrical twist
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Keeley Forsyth - Bring Me Water
Song of the Day: ‘There’s a place that only I have seen.’ Ghostly, beautiful, sensual and dark, this new single by the singer and actor from Oldham with a unique, rich, deep voice comes from her forthcoming album, Limbs, due in February
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Morgan Harper-Jones
Song of the Day: A gently soulful, beautifully melancholy and reflective recent number about rewinding the past in the present by the singer-songwriter from Rochdale, out on Play It Again Sam
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Gabriels’ new single Bloodline, with a painting of singer Jacob Lusk
Songs of the Day: Two sublime, powerful, moving, and beautiful numbers by the Los Angeles gospel, soul and jazz trio fronted by singer Jacob Lusk who has the emotive, melancholy qualities of Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, and here, with string and wind arrangements, captures a rich black history in every tone
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The friend we all need: Kay Young
Song of the Day: Joyously uplifting, positive, affirming and catchy new single about friendship by the London rapper, producer and singer, with the soulful voice of JNR Williams, and taken from Young’s new self-produced EP This Here Feels Good
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Liv.e aka Olivia Williams
Song of the Day: A gorgeous mix of funk, jazz, Latin shuffle and soul by the Dallas-raised, LA-based 23-year-old singer-songwriter (pronounced Liv) Olivia Williams from her new EP CWTTY+
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Yeti Season …
Song of the Day: A wonderfully oddball mix of funk, soul, hip hop, Turkish, Asian and jazz styles by the group founded by New York-based bandleader and multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels, here about the famous mythical Himalayan creature, and featuring Hindi singer Piya Malik
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Curtis Harding
Song of the Day: Stirring brand new, but also old-school soul with beautiful brass and gospel-style backing group by the singer and songwriter from Michigan in his first new work for four years. Out on Anti Records
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