Come December it will be fifteen years since we lost Pops Staples, patriarch of The Staples Singers, yet this year we get to be re-introduced with his music all...
Whenever Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings are mentioned or written about, I can’t help but get quite excited. People say that Beyoncé is the new Queen of Soul, ...
We’re barely into 2015 and Charlie Wilson has already delivered what could be the best album of the year. Forever Charlie is the seventh solo album fr...
It was with absolute delight and excitement that we received the new single by Will Downing last week – and has he got an incredible song for you. The Prince of...
We're massive devotees of John Morales here at TFSR, and I had the privilege of meeting the man a few months ago. In addition to releasing his new compilation a...
In recent years, one of the better makers of romantic, seductive soul has been Phil Perry. In the ‘70s, the Illinois-born singer was part of the group The Montc...
It’s either a testament to the quality of the album, or to Universal’s drive to squeeze as much out of it as possible, that Gregory Porter’s Grammy-winning LP L...
With the recent successes of Mark Ronson, Pharrell, and, sadly, Robin Thicke, much has been made about the return of soul music as pop music. Certainly, this is...
