The Dirty Dozen - The Best Of 2021... Part 20 (Jun 2021 Wk 24) Spotify Playlist

My selection of the best releases this week (Jun 2021 Wk 24). 

After a very slow week, thankfully, there were loads of good releases on Friday. This week's SoulStrutter Selection of the Week was fairly easy to choose, Kadeem Tyrell & Omar - "All My Love" which probably won't need much promoting as I think it's a certainty to enter the Global Soul chart next week as I think it's easily the best neo soul release of the week.

Pt 19, Pt 18, Pt 17, Pt 16, Pt 15, Pt 14, Pt 13, Pt 12, Pt 11, 

Pt 10, Pt 9,Pt 8, Pt 7, Pt 6, Pt 5, Pt 4, Pt 3, Pt 2, Pt 1

NB You must be logged on to Spotify to listen in full

The Global Soul Chart - 19th Jun 2021 - The Essential 5 & The Breakers

This week's 'Essential 5' and 'The Breakers' played by Franklin Sinclair on his Global Soul Chart Show which is aired between 5pm-7pm every Saturday on Global Soul Radio.

He plays the Essential 5 at the start of the show, whilst The Breakers are interspersed between chart entries. 

A podcast of the show is posted each week on Mixcloud or listen on Global Soul Chart post.

The Essential 5

1 - Mike DeCole - Nights Like This

(released 27/06 / not posted as not available digitally - only to be released on vinyl)

2 - Kasia Konstance Feat. KinKai - You Never Do

(released 11/06 / not posted)

3 - Boomtang All-Stars Feat. Four80East & Chin Injeti - Love Trip

(released 07/06 / posted 19/06)

4 - Zoe Kypri - Ride

(released 11/06 / posted 14/06)

5 - Freekind. - Problems (Not Good Enough EP)

(released 11/06 / posted 12/06)

The Breakers

Ten breakers this week, five already posted (Kadeem Tyrell Feat. Omar, Charmaine X, Shindellas, Macklyn & Sidibe). Danny Polo, NOBA, Stephanie Mills & Kenyatta Rashon posted after the show and Zilo & Bowtye not yet posted.

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Kadeem Tyrell Feat. Omar  - All My Love

(released 18/06 / posted 19/06)

Danny Polo, DLJ & ODYSSEE - Flights With You

(released 18/06 / posted 20/06)

Charmaine X - Talk To Me (Remix) 

(released 12/06 / posted 12/06)

Zilo & Bowtye - Weird (Where The Flowers Grow LP)

(released 18/06 / not posted)

Noba - Tell Me

(released 04/06 / posted 20/06)

Kenyatta Rashon - W.Rong (The Art Of Keeping It Real LP)

(released 18/06 / posted 20/06)

Stephanie Mills - Let's Do The Right Thing

(released 13/06 / posted 20/06)

The Shindellas - Volcano Love

(released 13/06 / posted 19/06)

Macklyn - Yesterday (Love + Life LP)

(released 17/06 / posted 19/06)

Sidibe - Feelin' 4 U

(released 18/06 / posted 19/06)

The Global Soul Chart - 19th Jun 2021

Only four new new entries this week, all of which have already been posted. 

V9 Collective stay at top spot for the second week with Conya Doss entering straight in at #2 with her new album "Through Rose-Colored Glasses" which must be a cert. for #1 next week as there are so many good tracks on it, it is bound to receive continual airplay.  My tip on Tessie still hasn't materialised, but good to see Niia and Isabel Eberdean enter the chart. This week's tip has to be Kadeem Tyrell & Omar' great new track "All My Love".

NB The podcast has an Interview with Nottingham duo Melonyx (Georgia Copeland and Nadia Latoya) which wasn't aired live.

Losers:

Teedra Moses, Jacob G., Symphani Soto, Roderick Harper 

Highest Risers:

Soultry  (+13), Reuben James Feat. Sophie Faith, Jay Prince & CARRTOONS (+10), Fabich (+9)

Biggest Fallers:

Teri Tobin (-12), Estee Pierce (-11), Vula / Melonyx (-8)

NB The 'Essential 5' and 'The Breakers' are listed in a separate post.

The album/EP tracks shown are the ones played on the Global Soul Chart show.

01 (01) (=) V9 Collective - More Than Just Friends (Message In The Music LP)

02 NE Conya Doss - Take It Away (Through Rose-Colored Glasses LP)

(released 13/06 / posted 13/06)

03 (16) (+13) Soultry - Due For Love 

04 (13) (+09) Fabich - Get Away 

05 (07) (+02) Sam Wills - Overthinking Of You (Breathe LP) 

06 (09) (+03) Raheem DeVaughn & Apollo Brown - Broken Pieces (Lovesick LP) 

07 (02) (-05) Jane Handcock - 90s Love (The Realm Remix)

NOTE not available on any of the streaming services but original posted here

08 (18) (+10) Reuben James Feat. Sophie Faith, Jay Prince & CARRTOONS - Closer 

09 (11) (+02) Children Of Zeus - I Know (Balance LP) 

10 (10) (=) Keni Jackson - Why, Why, Why (Keni Jackson LP)

11 (03) (-08) Vula - Dreaming

12 (14) (+02) Mississippi Humminboy - Rush (Crush LP) 

13 (05) (-08) Melonyx - Energy / Melanin Queens

14 (19) (+05) Wil Key - Mahogany (Globetrotter: B LP) 

15 (04) (-11) Estee Pierce - Spoil You

16 NE Te'lor  Sharise - The Show (Butterfly Effect EP)

(released 21/05 / 29/05 posted)

17 NE Isabelle Eberdean - Falling In Love

(released 28/05 / posted 05/06)

18 (12) (-06) Hassan Farrow - So In Love (So In Love LP) 

19 NE Niia - Macaroni Salad (If I Should Die EP)

(released 04/06 / posted 09/06)

20 (08) (-12) Teri Tobin - Thank You Enough

NOBA [2021 - Tell Me [Self Released]

Noba is a singer from South Africa who released, what appears to be, her first single on 4 Jun 2021.

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Details

Rating:	8
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Year:	04/06/2021
Key/BPM:	3A/87
Value:	£1

Stephanie Mills [2021] - Let's Do the Right Thing [JM Records]

Yesterday (19 Jun 2021) Stephanie Mills released her first new music for several years ("Afraid To Love" 2015). It's a song she co-wrote with Marcus Malone which she states is "a reflection of the sadness and heartache  I’ve been feeling over the pandemic, George Floyd, and the systemic racism that plagues our people. “Let's Do the Right Thing'' is my personal plea for all people to rise up and come together".  Musically it's classic soul reminiscent of her 80s tunes.

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Details

Rating:	8.2
Genre/Style:	Classic Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	JM Records
Cat No:	None
Year:	19/06/2021
Key/BPM:	10A/76
Value:	£1

Kenyatta Rashon [2021] - The Art Of Keeping It Real [Sew Komfy recording team] (Full Album)

Kenyatta Rashon from Ypsilanti, MI got her start at the age of 16 in musical theatre and in 2019 sang with  Kanye West (but we won't hold that against her!). She has just released her debut album "The Art Of Keeping It Real" on Friday (18 Jun 2021).

It's a very good album with "W.Rong" and "Bluez Cluez" probably being the standouts.

It contains a track called "Free" (which was released as a single on 4 Jun) whilst not a straight cover, contains elements of Deniece Williams' 1976 classic.

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Rating:	8
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Sew Komfy recording team
Cat No:	None
Year:	18/06/2021
Value:	£7.92

MIcky More & Andy Tee Feat. Angela Johnson [2021] - Not Your Average Kind [Groove Culture]

Those Italian house producers are at it again with a new single on their Groove Culture label featuring singer/songwriter Angela Johnson who was a member of NY group Cooly's Hot Box in the 90s/00s and has written songs recorded by Maysa and Conya Doss. 

This one escaped on Thursday (17 Jun 2021) and has all the ingredients to tear up the Starpoint Soul chart.

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Rating:	8
Genre/Style:	Nu Disco
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Groove Culture
Cat No:	None
Year:	17/06/2021
Key/BPM:	6A/120
Value:	£1.79

The Beau Ties [2021] - Locked Down In Your Eyes [Self Released]

I stumbled across this on YT from French Riviera based group The Beau Ties. Whilst it's not particularly my cup of tea, it's the sort of thing that seems to do well on the Starpoint UK Soul Chart.

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Details

Rating:	7
Genre/Style:	Blue-Eyed Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Year:	16/06/2021
Key/BPM:	10B/116
Value:	£1

Danny Polo, DLJ, ØDYSSEE [2021] - Flights With You [Sundae Sauuce]

Danny Polo is originally from North Bergen, NJ but grew up in Ooltewah, TN.

He released his debut album "Just A Painting" last year and has released around eighteen singles since 2018. His latest single was released on Friday (18 Jun 2021) which is a pleasant and mellow affair with a few hints of jazz.

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Details

Rating:	8.5
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Sundae Sauuce
Cat No:	None
Year:	18/06/2021
Key/BPM:	9A/84
Value:	£1