"Life-affirming...accomplished work of depth and distinction." - Q Magazine
Available now exclusively on iTunes, Michael Kiwanuka's debut album, Home Again, was produced by Paul Butler from The Bees in his home studio on the Isle of Wight. A top 5 best seller in the UK, it takes Michael's effortless melodies, observant lyrics and smooth voice and builds them into timeless and rootsy folk-inflected modern soul. The title single "Home Again" is the iTunes free Single Of The Week. The US release features an additional song, the Dan Auerbach-produced "Lasan."
Michael will be heading to the US for a run of tour dates this June, kicking off at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, TN, followed by shows in New York City, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago for Lollapalooza, and San Francisco for Outside Lands Festival. ~ Giant Step
The title gets it right – as this is definitely a great meeting of soulful talents – including some of the best of the late 60s underground scene! The package is filled with singles that range from upbeat deep soul to deeper Northern Soul – a mix of styles that comes from labels from the mid-south on up north – put together with a great ear for a swinging, socking soul tune! There's plenty here we haven't seen on CD for years – if at all – and titles include "Empty Arms & Bitter Tears" by Gerri Taylor, "Big Bad World" by Cathy Saint, "Cross My Heart" by Joe Haywood, "Welcome To My Heart" by The Bouquets, "My Little Plaything" by Glenn Watts, "Lover Come Back" by Jackey Beavers, "Just Call On Me" by Eddie Wilson, "My Baby Changes" by The Victones, "You Got To Pay The Price" by Gloria Taylor, "Salvation" by The Men From Macon, "I Find No Fault" by Johnny Jones, "I Can't Be A Fool For You" by Danny Owens, and "When I'm Ready" by Mill Evans. ~ Dusty Groove
A stone smoking album from Nick Waterhouse – the first full-length we've ever heard from the singer, and a killer set all the way through! The backings are funky, but the sound is nice and gritty too – much more in an R&B mode than other contemporary albums of this nature – which is a perfect fit for Nick's sharp-edged way of handling the lyrics! Production is wonderful – very classic overall, but with a fresh feel that's all its own – a perfect illustration of the way that Waterhouse gets past easy generic classifications, or any sort of soul music cliches – and manages to come up with something fresh, unique, and all his own! Most instrumentation is vamping small combo soul, with occasional backup vocals – and titles include "Times All Gone (parts 1 & 2)", "Indian Love Call", "Is That Clear", "Raina", "If You Want Trouble", "Say I Wanna", "Some Place", and "Teardrop Will Follow You". (Nice heavy pressing – with a cool tip-on cover!) ~ Dusty Groove
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