Sunday, 2 January 2022

The Bleeding Edge - The 'A' List of Hot New Soul Releases w/e 2nd Jan 2022


This week's playlist of the better new neo soul / R&B / urban releases. 

The 'A' List

Catching up with some of the better new releases over the festive period.

The Bleeding Edge - The 'B' List of Hot New Soul Releases w/e 2nd Jan 2022


This week's playlist of the better new neo soul / R&B / urban releases. 

The 'B' List

This playlist represents the 'also rans', ones that didn't make the A list. They won't be given a full posting and are presented for those who like the more urban and R&B and quirky tunes.

Catching up with the last couple of week's releases over the festive period.

Y'Anna Crawley [2021] - This Is Me [Sassy Soulstress Music] (Full EP)


Y'Anna Crawley is a gospel singer from Washington who has sung background vocals for artists including Raheem DeVaughn, Angie Stone, Ledisi, Glenn Jones, Genobia Jeter-Jones, Chrisette Michelle and Jennifer Lopez.

She released a six track EP "This Is Meon 28 Dec 2021 which includes all original songs except for a superb cover of Yolanda Adams' "Open My Heart" (1999).

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Details
Rating: 8.4
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Deep Soul / Gospel Soul
Format: EP
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 28/12/2021
Value: £5.49

Principal Akbar, Balm The Artist, HeatherN [2021] - GTA (Remix) [Brickabockaz Entertainment]


Yet another track that features 'that' sample. Released 31 Dec 2021 on an album "Focus On The Love (Volume 1)" from Principal Akbar. Unless you're into hip-hop then the rest of the album has nothing of interest.

There are two versions of the album, one is  a 'clean' cut.

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Details
Rating: 8
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Neo Soul
Format: Album Track
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 31/12/2021
Key/BPM: N/A
Value: £1

JKabel [2021] - Holy [Self Released]


The latest single from JKabel, "Holy", was released 20 Dec 2021.

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Details
Rating: 8.5
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Gospel Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Self Released
Cat No: None
Date: 20/12/2021
Key/BPM: 8B/90
Value: £1