Tell Me When (We Can Start Our Love Thing Once Again) b/w It's All Because Of You is the simmering first double-side single from their upcoming LP, Tortured Soul, set for release on Helsinki-based Timmion Records in February 2013. On their sophomore effort, Nicole and the Soul Investigators signature soul sound is clearly audible, but it also unearths rhythm & blues tainted licks and the pleas of unrequited love.
Tell Me When, with its commanding chorus, serves as a perfect vehicle over the aching eight years between the group's release of the critically acclaimed Keep Reachin' Up and the upcoming Tortured Soul. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators have evolved sound-wise, with brooding verses and exquisite, instrumental delivery. The flip-side, It's All Because Of You, is filled with equal measures of intensity and melancholy, and this A-side/B-side single reeks of instant classic. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators have taken their expressive approach to composition to the next stratum. It's hard to compare them to any other group - vintage or current.
Their debut LP, Keep Reachin' Up, was released in 2005, and it was a massive success, especially amongst vinyl enthusiasts both domestically and abroad. It was a seminal contribution to the list of records at the start of the retro-soul movement. The album was selected as the "Urban Album of the Year" by Mojo Magazine and their track, Feeling Free, won "Track Of The Year" at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards, just to name a couple of acknowledgments from several high appraisals it received. In addition to the release of Tortured Soul, Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators will be appearing back on stages across Europe and beyond, performing songs not only from the new LP, but also from their debut effort.
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