My selection of the best releases this week (Aug 2021 Wk 31)
I no particular order other than tempo.
Very few albums/EP released this week and nothing of major
significance, but there were some good rather than great tunes
released this week.
The SoulStrutter Selection of the Week came down to a choice between
Cherise's new single
"Remedy" and the debut 'album' from Anthony Lofties "Sincerely, My Fault". I put quotes around album as, although it is
ten tracks, there are only really four tracks as there are three
interludes and three instrumental versions of the four 'main' tracks, but
the four 'main' tracks are all pretty good especially "I'm So Sorry
and "Go Back". So, as it's his debut, I've gone with it as this week's
selection as new artists making great music need as much as exposure as possible.
An honorary mention should also go the Char Elizabeth's EP "In2Me" with three very good tracks "I'll Never Know", "Still Love" and "Rock With Me"
To be 'brutally' honest (and realistic) I don't really 'expect' any of the above
to fare well in any of the soul charts as they are all ballads, but
this is timeless, 'real', soul music, no gimmicks. However, I would be
delighted to be proved wrong as otherwise artists will stop making
this kind of music and we will be subjected only to 'commercial' music
proven to 'sell', which will probably entail the mandatory rap injections!
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