Soul and Funk

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  John Orpheus Brings His Globe-Hopping Story to Life on 'Saga King'

  PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2021

  John Orpheus has combined his artistic vocations as both musical performer and author into the nuanced and eclectic album Saga King. It's i...

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  Tush Keep Dance Floors Grooving from Afar on 'Fantast'

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2021

  Tush have accumulated a well-earned reputation as one of Toronto's most incendiary groove machines. Originally surfacing from the city's fe...

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  Prince's 'Welcome 2 America' Is a Fantastic Album He Probably Wouldn't Want You to Hear

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2021

  In the modern music landscape, few things are as polarizing as the posthumous release. Most of the time, unfinished music gets pieced toget...

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  Leon Bridges' 'Gold-Diggers Sound' Is Informed by the Past but Styled for the Now

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2021

  Somewhere between the 10 p.m. coffees and 10 a.m. tequilas, Leon Bridges found a groove. Recorded during two years' worth of all-night jam...

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  Prince's New Posthumous Track Declares It a "Hot Summer"

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2021

  Through possible clairvoyance — considering the record-breaking temperatures — or general omnipotence, it's finally official: we're in a fo...

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  Hear Childish Gambino Cover Brittany Howard's "Stay High"

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2021

  Donald Glover's signature falsetto is back in full-force on his contribution to Brittany Howard's collection of remixes of her debut solo a...

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  Dâm-Funk Is 'Above the Fray' on New Album

  PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2021

  After wrapping his Architecture release series earlier this year, Dâm-Funk has detailed his second release of 2021. New album Above the Fra...

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  Syd Shares New Song "Fast Car"

  PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2021

  Syd has returned with her second single of 2021. "Fast Car" follows the Internet vocalist's "Missing Out," and can be heard below alongside...