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Saturday 31 July 2021

MaccLaShawnn [2021] - One More Chance [Self Released]


A debut release from an artist named MaccLaShawnn. His album "One More Chance" was released on 28 Jul 2021. I can find absolutely nothing about the artist.

There are three tracks of main interest, the title track "One More Chance", "Let The Beat Bump Bump Bump" and "Don't Fail Me Now".

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Rating: 7.6
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Album
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Year: 28/07/2021
Value: £7.99


Lady Blackbird [2021] - It's Not That Easy [BMG] (Full EP)


Lady Blackbird (aka Marley Monroe from L.A.) released her debut single on 27 May 2020. It was a cover of Nina Simone's 1963 song "Blackbird". Since then there have been several remixes and she has released three further singles, two of which have also had remixes applied. 

Her latest single "It's Not That Easy" was released on 16 Jul 2021, however all her singles have been packaged on Spotify into a four track collection, suggesting perhaps she is building up an album so, rather than just posting the latest single, I thought I'd post them all as she is attracting a lot of attention and receiving accolades for her performances.

Her first three singles ("Blackbird", "Beware The Stranger", "Collage") are available as a bundle  'The Singles

Whilst I accept that Lady Blackbird will not be to everyone's taste, she is certainly a raw and different talent. Her website's strap line is 'Black Acid Soul' and that probably sums her up as she is quite dark. She's not for the faint or light hearted as she grabs you by the throat from the start and demands that you listen! This is jazz, bordering rock, but what a voice this singer has!  If you're open minded and appreciate all types of black music, then you will probably appreciate this emerging talent.

She will be performing in the UK in August making two appearances at We Are Out Here festival Abbotts Ripton (near Huntingdon) on 19 Aug and at the Red Rooster festival Euston Hall (near Thetford) 27 Aug.

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Bonus - an unreleased track "Angel Dream" (a bit folky!) 

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Rating: 8.4
Genre/Style: Soul/Jazz
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: BMG
Cat No: None
Year: 16/07/2021
Key/BPM: 10A/54
Value: £1


Sharna Bass [2021] Emma’s Exit [EGA Records]


NW London singer Sharna Bass has featured on the blog a couple of times previously with her last two singles "Memories Don't Die" (17 Jun)  and "Never Coming Back"  (3 May).

Her latest single "Emma's Exit" was released yesterday (30 Jul 2021) which is a jazz flava'd neo soul tune.

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Rating: 8.2
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: EGA Records
Cat No: None
Year: 30/07/2021
Key/BPM: 2B/85
Value: £1


Prince [2021] - Welcome 2 America [Legacy]


Possibly one of the most hyped albums of the year is Prince's "Welcome 2 America" which has been 'teased' for months with three singles being trickled from it over the last few months. I'm not one of Princes admirers so wasn't quick to post it on release yesterday before digesting the tracks. From a purely soul perspective there is very little of interest, for me, on the album as I find a lot of his material pop, funk and rock. The best track has already been posted "Born 2 Die" as it was the second single released on 3 Jun  after the title track on 9 Apr. The most recent single was "Hot Summer" let out last week (23 Jul).

The best tracks are the aforementioned title track, "Born 2 Die", "When She Comes" is quite a good ballad and the funk track "Same Page, Different Book", if I were stretching it "Running Game (Son Of A Slave Master)" isn't a bad track, but the others on the album leave me cold, but I'm sure Prince's legion of fans will lap this up ... they already have, as ten of the twelve tracks are already all over the Amazon chart,  only "Born 2 Die" and "Welcome 2 America" aren't in the top 30 at time of writing, probably because they have already been released as singles.

I won't let my own prejudice influence you, he was undoubtedly a unique talent but, for me, he's just not very soulful, so here's the full album.


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Rating: 7.4
Genre/Style: Funk/Rock/Pop
Format: Album
Media: Digital
Label: Legacy
Cat No: None
Year: 30/07/2021
Value: £7.99


Beth Macari [2021] - Love You More [Self Released] OUT NOW


Newcastle's Beth Macari follows up her recent dance hit "Gotta Get You Back" (which reached #5 on UK Soul Charts and later received a set of three remixes) with a beautiful, soulful jazz flava'd, sultry ballad "Love You More". Her voice is exquisite on this song which she wrote with Ronan Lafferty.

The new single, along with a set of remixes (our man Nigel Lowis on duty one more time!), was released yesterday (30 Jul 2021). BandCamp has an exclusive for the extended version of the single, so I've embedded from there rather than Spotify.

Beth will be performing across the UK this summer which includes a headline show at Hoochie Coochie (her home town's top soul venue) as well as The Bedford in London. She will also be supporting 2008 X Factor winner Alexandra Burke in September.

NB SoulStrutter posted the single exclusively prior to release but those sound files will now be removed from the two previous posts.

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Rating: 8.6
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Year: 30/07/2021
Key/BPM: N/A
Value: £4


Emmavie [2021] - What's A Diamond To A Baby [Self Released] (Full Album)


Emmavie Mbongo from Harrow, London released her third album "What's A Diamond To A Baby" yesterday (30 Jul 2021). Within the seven tracks it includes her two latest singles "Tune" and "Uh Huh Okay". Of the remaining tracks "2003" is the one that's been getting most attention, but the track I like best is "Be Mine" ... until the rap kicks in!.

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Details
Rating: 7.8
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Album
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Year: 30/07/2021
Key/BPM: 1A
Value: £6.93