Fredericks Brown "Land Of Plenty EP"

A glorious project from the New Zealand bread now NYC based band Fredericks Brown. Comprised of keyboardist Steph Brown, trumpeter & guitarist Michael Taylor & singer Deva Mahal, daughter of blues legend Taj Mahal, they carve their lane with this new ep released on the Munich label Jazz & Milk Recordings. The ep features 2 tracks, the banging afro broken beat soul of the tune "Betrayal" & the bluesy soul pop title track. On the vinyl release the tune "Plenty" gets 2 remix treatments, an afrobeat remix from Dusty & an uptempo nujazz remix from Andreas Saag. Get the full download below, complete with more mixes or get the vinyl here!!!
 

 

Iman Williams "Ordinary Love/Float Away" Remixes

Fresh from the buzz of her latest album, singer Iman Williams  is keeping the momentum going as she set to release remixes to 2 of the banging tracks from the album. Pittsburgh based producer Buscrates who produced the original, is on duty to reinterpret the tune "Ordinary Love" giving it a grittier boom bap feel. DJ Apple Jac aka Uncle Shecky is also on board with an electrifying remix of "Float Away" which features Futuristic Soul Society member Porsche Smith. You can hear the original now & get the remix project on May 3rd on bandcamp page.

Zo! & Phonte feat. Tay the Tay God "Return Of The Mack"

Zo! is gearing up to release the third installment in his "Just Visiting" series, where he puts his modern magical spin on some of his favorite classic tunes. For the 1st leak, he teamed up again with his Foreign Exchange & jheri curl brother Phonte aka Tigallo to do a piano & finger snap version of Mark Morrison's "Return Of The Mack".  Check it out & download below.

Szjerdene "Lead The Way / If 6 Was 8"

UK/Amsterdam singer Szjerdene makes her US debut with these 2 KILLER songs on the oh so consistent Plug Research label. Both tunes are produced by Robin Hannibal of Quadron. PURE FIRE!!!! Get them NOW!
    


 

Jill Scott ft. Anthony Hamilton "So In Love"

Philly soul queen Jill Scott is back with a vengeance with new material & a new label. Check out the official 1st radio single from her upcoming album "Light Of The Sun". It's a groovin' 2 stepper featuring the rugged voice of the Cackalackan soul prince "Anthony Hamilton".
     

Mo Kolours "Drum Talking"

A glorious sound from this singer/percussionist from the Republic of Mauritius. Mo Kolours draws heavily from the native sounds of his ancestral homeland & fuse it with electric soul & dub. "Drum Talking EP" releases in mid May on 3mm vinyl. You can pre-order it as well as get a free download of the track "Biddies" below.

Little Dragon "NightLight"

Swedish electro pop group Little Dragon is back with the 1st official single for their upcoming 3rd album "Ritual Union" which drops in July. In usual & great LD fashion. The chorus remind me of one of my favorite Talking Heads tunes. The single is available on iTunes.