The House That Soul Built

Bosley – ‘Are We Giving Up?’ (Review)

Bosley is the stage name of American singer-songwriter Thomas Humphrey Mayer Jr. His career to date has involved touring with various outfits, recording three studio albums, and securing publishing deals […]

The 7:45s – ‘Satisfaction’ (Review)

Manchester ensemble The 7:45s impressed last year with their soulful re-imagining of The Beatles’ ‘Don’t Let Me Down’. For their latest release, they’ve tackled a tune from another iconic British […]

Dame Shirley Bassey to release new album!

London, 6th August 2020 – Today, Decca Records can reveal the signing of Britain’s most successful female artist of all time, Dame Shirley Bassey. With a career spanning seven decades, Dame Shirley is thrilled […]

Lockdown Round-Up 6!

For our latest Lockdown Round-Up we have new material from Nyah Grace, Natalie Duncan, Lady Blackbird, and Mica Paris – Nyah Grace – Honey Coloured Nyah Grace‘s debut album Honey […]

We the Commas

We the Commas – ‘Custom Made’ (Review)

We the Commas – comprised of brothers Cam (17), Jordy (19) and Lenny Comma (23) – describe their musical style as ‘surf alternative R&B’. Based out of San Diego, the […]

Lianne La Havas – Lianne La Havas (Review)

Finger-picking rhythms, confessional lyrics, and effortless vocals – During her recent appearance on the Dope Black Women podcast, Lianne La Havas was asked to define her musical style. ‘Indie R&B […]

Lockdown Round-Up 5!

Read below for our fifth Lockdown Round-Up, with new material from Bettye LaVette, Kygo & Tina Turner, Lady Blackbird, and Herbivores! – Bettye LaVette – ‘One More Song’ Bettye LaVette […]

Lockdown Round-Up 4!

As pubs and salons re-open, you may be forgiven for thinking that Lockdownâ„¢ is over. Alas, the arts and live music scenes in the UK show no signs of returning […]

Celeste – ‘I Can See The Change’ (Review)

One of the UK’s recent breakout successes in the soul space, Celeste won the Rising Star award at this year’s Brit Awards. Initially signed to Lily Allen’s record label Bank […]

Arieleno – ‘At Night (Zumbé)’

It can be difficult to craft an inspirational lyric which doesn’t descent into schmaltz. Neo-soul artist Arieleno hits the winning formula with his latest single ‘At Night (Zumbé)’, which he […]

Lockdown Round-Up 3!

Here’s our third Lockdown Round-Up! Listen to these new releases below! – Gregory Porter – ‘Mr Holland’ ‘Mr Holland’ is Porter’s address to his love interest’s white father, a man […]

Black Lives Matter: Music for the Movement

The systemic racism and institutional violence inflicted against the Black community is rightly the focus of protests across the world. Music has the power to heal, to inspire, to challenge, […]