J'Cenae [2021] - Decency [Smoothway Music] (Full Album)

This one is a bit of a puzzler as on all DSP's it states that the debut album from J'Cenae "Decency" was released on 1 Sep 2021 but I'm pretty sure it wasn't as on her facebook page she is advertising the album launch party on 20 Nov 2021 (and that was the date stated on the previous post for her single) and it was only uploaded on YouTube on Monday 8 Nov!  J'Cenae has confirmed that it was released last Friday 5 Nov 2021 but it seems to have gone under the radar!

J'Cenae (aka Jacqueline Cenae Williams) is from Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and auditioned for American Idol in 2004. In 2010 she toured with the late Marvin Sease. After his passing in 2011 she started to focus on her solo career and she released her debut single "Good Stuff" in 2016. 

In 2018 she was taken under the wing of Wendell B (Brown) and appeared in shows with him and in 2019 released a single "I'll Be Down In A Minute" which featured Wendell B (video below). Her first single since then is "I Ain't No Side Piece Lover" released on 25 Aug 2021.

This is a superb album for lovers of real soul music. Most definitely the album of the week and most likely to be the SoulStrutter Selection of the Week as things currently stand. Contemporary southern soul with some lovely deep cuts. Wendel B features on three tracks (1,2,9) and Kami Hooligann on two (3,7).

I really am struggling trying to choose the standouts as all tracks are good in their own right. It really is an album you can just leave playing all through. Any selections would only be personal choices anyway so I'll let you choose your own without influence.

If really pressed, and after a few listens, I think I'd have to plump for "On The Avenue" as my choice cut.

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Rating:	9
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Southern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Smoothway Music
Cat No:	None
Date:	08/11/2021
Value:	£9.90

Ty Causey [2021] - U-Turn [Self Released] (Full Album)

A new album from Ty Causey "U-Turn" was released today (12 Nov 2021). It contains the single of the same name ("U-Turn") released in May, "Too Hot" (Sep) and the unreleased promo of "Contagious" posted last month.

My choice cuts after first listen would be "Easy Kind Of Lover" and "Let Your Love Rain Down".

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Rating:	7.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	12/11/2021
Value:	£7.99

J-Darius [2021] - The Love Project [Self Released]

J-Darius (John Darius) is a new artist from San Antonio, TX who emerged in 2020 yet has already released his third album "The Love Project" today (12 Nov 2021).

It contains fourteen tracks so I haven't had the opportunity to listen to them all in full, but on first skim through the standout is "Love Of My Life (Remix)" which is a remix of a single he released in Sep. 2020.

I think there could be some 'growers' on it after a few listens though!

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	12/11/2021
Value:	£7.99

Lady Wray [2021] - Through It All [Big Crown Records]

The next Lady Wray single "Through It All" pre-released from the forthcoming album "Piece Of Me"  was released on Monday (8 Nov 2021). 

So that's now half of the album's twelve tracks that are available before the album's release on 22 Jan 2022. The others were posted a few weeks ago on 18 Oct along with the last single "Under The Sun".

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Big Crown Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	08/11/2021
Key/BPM:	4A/80
Value:	£1

Close Counters [2021] - In Need Of Love [Vinyl Digital]

Close Counters are Finn Rees & Allan McConnell from Melbourne, Australia and last featured in April with a four track EP  "Flux".  One of the tracks "Something In My Drink" was then released as a single along with a remix.

The first release since then came out today (12 Nov 2021) "In Need Of Love". It's predominantly instrumental with a bit of oohing and ahhing going down and the odd hook line which sounds like 'ooh everybody'!

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Vinyl Digital
Cat No:	None
Date:	12/11/2021
Key/BPM:	11B/108
Value:	£1