Judith N Benoit [2021] - Tell Me / Addicted (Tell Me My Songs) [Alliance] (Full Album)

I'm a bit late on this one, it was released 7 Mar 2021. I first listened to it a couple of weeks ago and after a few listens there are 3 or 4 nice cuts on it. I'll feature two of the best, 'Addicted' and 'Tell Me', but there is also a couple of other good tracks, another cover of Bobby Caldwell's 'What I Won't Do For Love' and 'Sweet Soul'.

Earth, Wind & Fire keyboardist, Larry Dunn, is featured on then album.

Listen to Full Album here.

Her real name is Judith Nicholas from London. This is her debut album after releasing around four single since 2013. It's essentially a soulful jazz album.

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Details

Rating:	8.3 / 8.2
Genre/Style:	Soul/Jazz
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Alliance
Cat No:	None
Year:	07/03/2021
Key:	5B / 8A
BPM:	102 / 90
Value:	£9.90

Phillip Leo [2021] - The Best of Phillip Leo [Big Lion] (Full Album)

London reggae/soul singer, writer and producer Phillip Leo (Philip Ernest Pottinger) released his debut single in 1988 followed by a debut album in 1990. To date he has released seven albums and has just released a compilation 'The Best Of Phillip Leo'. Whilst most of the compilation is reggae and lovers rock, the last four tracks are soul tunes.  

I first became aware of him with his 1994 release of a cover of Skipworth & Turner's 'Thinking About Your Love', which surprisingly isn't on the album, but I suspect that the songs included are only his own compositions under his writing name P. Pottinger.

The real standout track for me is 'Don't Judge Me (Mellow Mix)' which is a superb neo/modern soul tune originally released as single in 2018 with four differnt mixes. It featured on Expansion's 2019 edition of their Luxury Soul compilation series.  I've selected the 'choice cuts' from the compilation below which includes a few lovers rock tunes. Also check out 'Feel So Good' a superb soulful lovers rock two-stepper from his 2018 album 'Faithfully'. He also did a 'Soul Mix' of it on 'Mellow Soul Moods (The Soul Remixes)' in 2017.

You can listen to the Full Album here.

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Close Counters [2021] - Flux [Self Released] (Full EP)

A new 4 track EP 'Flux' from Close Counters (released 26 Mar 2021) who are Finn Rees & Allan McConnell from Melbourne, Australia. I guess I'd describe it as neo boogie funk/disco.

The first two tracks are vocals featuring Jaydean on the first and Allysha Joy on the second, the last two tracks are funky instrumentals, 'Feel It' being quite a heavy funk, bass driven, track.

'Something In My Drink' has also been released as a single on the same day.

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Something In My Drink Feat. Jaydean

Speak The Truth Feat. Allysha Joy

Details

Rating:	8
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	EP
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Year:	26/03/2021
Key:	3B / 1B / 4A / 3B
BPM:	122 / 129 / 120 / 123
Value:	£1.79

Malia [2021] - Part Time Girl (Unpolished) [Earth Tone] (Full Album)

The best track from a new album 'Unpolished' by Malia released 6 Apr 2021. This appears to be her debut album although she has released around ten or eleven singles/EPs since 2015, the latest, 'Lucid Dream', from the album was released on 23 Feb 2021.

I'm afraid nothing else on the album grabs me on first hearing but you can listen to the Full Album here.

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Details

Rating:	7.8
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Earth Tone
Cat No:	None
Year:	06/04/2021
Key:	12A
BPM:	89
Value:	£1