Soul Strutter: 10/14/22

Friday, 14 October 2022

Mikhala Jené [2022] - The Missing Peace [Crow It Up Records] (Full Album)

Mikhala Jené is from Jacksonville, NC, and started singing in church. She released her debuted EP/album "Carolina Blues" in 2018 and today released her sophomore project "The Missing Peace".

In addition, she now has around eight singles to her name, her last "Human Nature" (Aug 2022), her only single this year, is included along with her previous solo single from Nov 2020 "All I Ever Wanted".

Hands down the standout track is "When Bridges Burn" ... pure soul with a gospel edge and only a piano accompaniment, but don't sleep on the remainder of the album as there are some great tracks.

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Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	Y Track 6
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Crow It Up Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/10/2022
Price:	£6.99

Grainger [2022] - You Never (UK Sultry Bass) [Self Released]

Grainger are bassist Gary Grainger and drummer Greg Grainger from Baltimore, MD who are a highly sought after and respected rhythm section and have been playing together for four decades. They have a resume that includes such luminaries as Nancy Wilson, Santana, Earth Wind & Fire, Kim Waters, Maysa Leak, Lonnie Liston Smith, Whitney Houston, Peaches and Herb. You may know them from the 70s group Pockets where a third brother Glenn was trumpeter and Gary on bass!

Their trio series of Phase albums ("Phase I" (1998) "Phases II" (2002) and "Phases III" (2016/2019)) have included a host of guest musicians such as Dan Reynolds, Marshall Keys, Kirk Whalum, Bryan Fox, Moe Daniels, Benjie Porecki, Chris Fisher, Skip Pruitt, Paul Jackson Jr, Robert “Wa Wa” LeGrand, Paul Reed Smith, Jonathan Josane Lesane, along with vocalists Carmael Frith, Tré Soul The Artist and T’Hai.

A track from "Phases III" "You Never" has just been given a "UK Sultry Mix" on 1 Oct 2022. I've been unable to discover categorically who the female vocalist is but I suspect that it's Carmael Frith who is included on writing credits.

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Rating:	8.7
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	01/10/2022
Key/BPM:	7A/128
Price:	£1

Nicole Ariana [2022] - Crybaby [Sad Coast Entertainment] (Full Album)

Nicole Ariana is from Halifax, Nova Scotia now living in Toronto. After releasing four singles since 2017she released her debut album "Crybaby" which incudes her last three singles. "Costs a lot" (May '21), "Crybaby" (Apr '22) and "Master Of Denial" (Sep '22).

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Rating:	7.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul / Blue-Eyed
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Sad Coast Entertainment
Cat No:	None
Date:	13/10/2022
Price:	£7.99

Charlotte Dos Santos [2022] - Morfo [Because Music] (Full Album)

Charlotte Dos Santos is Brazilian/Norwegian who's spent time in Spain, Berlin and Brooklyn, NY and now splits her time between London and Oslo. She is yet another graduate from Berklee College of Music in Boston which she attended between 2013-16.

She recorded her debut album/EP "Cleo" in 2017 whilst living in Spain and released a five track EP "Harvest Time" in 2021. Her sophomore album "Morfo" is released today which contains her last five singles amongst its thirteen tracks including "Patience" and "Away From You".

I think my pick of the non single tracks is "Bye" which has a bit of a Latin rhythm.

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Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/10/2022
Price:	£9.99

Lori Nebo [2022] - Good Old Fashioned Feeling [Self Released]

You may recall a few weeks ago we unearthed an album "Chillin n Summertime" by Lori Nebo which was a bit of a mystery as, whilst it was originally released in 2013 and reissued this year, the music sounded earlier than 2013, more like 80s/90s. She has another 'new' single titled "Good Old Fashioned Feeling" released on 5 Oct 2022 which is from the album.

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Rating:	7.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	05/10/2022
Key/BPM:	11A/97
Price:	£1