Soul Strutter: 10/18/22

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Dèysha Symone [2022] - The Love Files [Self Released] (Full EP)

A debut release by Dèysha Symone (Daesha S.L. Reid) from Pompano Beach, FL, is a five track EP "The Love Files". All tracks are marked explicit except "Real You" which is the best track.

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Rating:	7.8
Explicit:	Y ALL except Track 3
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	EP
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	08/10/2022
Price:	£4.95

B-ahwe [2022] - Next Spring [Self Released]

B-ahwe is Bethany Herrington from Leeds, now based in London. She studied jazz at Leeds Conservatoire graduating with a 1st Class Honours degree in 2019 but was releasing music before she graduated. On her Spotify profile she labels herself as 'trip-hop Kate Bush'.

Her debut album "Nuance" arrived in 2020 followed by a six track EP "Motions" in Nov 2021 and her latest single is "Next Spring" released last Thursday (13 Oct 2022).

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Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul / Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	13/10/2022
Key/BPM:	4A/68
Price:	£1

Flower Child & Jah Born [2022] - Solace [La Playa Creative Arts] (Full EP)

The 'other' Flower Child aka flozilla aka Kiran Woodards has a six track EP "Solace" out with Dallas producer Jah Born (Jahmal Cantero) who discovered her as a waitress.

They are all fresh songs with only "Blacks & Blues" being previously released as a single on 30 Sep. On first listen I think my picks are "Solace", "Peace In Me" and "Chosen".

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Rating:	8.2
Explicit:	Y Tracks 1 & 2
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	EP
Media:	Digital
Label:	La Playa Creative Arts
Cat No:	None
Date:	30/09/2022
Price:	£5.94

Flwr Chyld [2022] - Luv N Chaos [Garden Records] (Full Album)

This is a little confusing as there are currently two albums out from artists with similar names (when spoken) Flwr Chyld and Flower Child. This Flwr Chyld is from Altlanta, GA, and has been around since 2016.

He released his third album "Luv N Chaos" on Friday (14 Oct 2022). Coincidentally one of the tracks already released as a single "Lucky" (Mar 2021) and another "Today Only Comes Close" both feature Sebastian Mikael who also released an EP "PHILEO"on Friday.

Another track "Break Me Down/ Here with You" features Grimm Lynn (also from Atlanta) who had an EP "Sweet Heat" out in August. A fourth track "Found Our Way" features Moonchild's Amber Navran, so it seems that he's well connected with current artists.

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Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Garden Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/10/2022
Price:	£7.99

Sir Spencer [2022] - The Second [US Records] (Full Album) TEASER

Almost 18 months since the release of his debut album "The First", Sir Spencer (Craig Sullivan) has racked his brains to name the follow up "The Second" due for release on 21 Oct 2022. A double single "Control Me" / "Turn Us Back Around" was released on 30 Sep to whet the appetite which follows "Sunflower" from June, all included on the ten track album. "Sunflower" was also subjected to four alternative mixes in August and released as a five track maxi single.

"The Second" features collaborations with a range of artists: California-based artist Blckatom, Chicago native, Minneapolis-local R&B singer Kendra Glenn, up-and-coming LA-based Taylor Simone Harvey, singer-songwriter Chrissi Poland (Michael Bolton, Bette Midler) and the ubiquitous Jason Peterson DeLaire.

Sir Spencer says "At the time we were wrapping up the collection of songs that ended up on "The First", we had a couple of others, notably "Sunflower" and an early version of "Maybe", that were almost done. We decided to just keep on writing and collaborating remotely and we scheduled a few in-person sessions as and when we could. The result is a record that pretty much showcases our broad musical interests, provides an outlet for some experimentation for us and the other artists. We think it hangs together pretty well."

The tight 10 track album spans current and 80s pop, R&B, funk and soul worlds effortlessly from bouncy and breezy first track "Sunflower" which features Nelson Braxton (Michael Bolton, Braxton Brothers) on bass, Sam Brawner (Raquel Rodriguez / Blue Dream Studios) on drums and Jason Peterson DeLaire (Michael Bolton, Prince, Peterson Family) on vocals, to the 90s freestyle vibe of "Turn Us Back Around" featuring Chrissi Poland on vocals and co-writing duties.

Apart from the three songs already released as singles SoulStrutter's choice cuts are "Don't Tell Me", "Maybe" and "Be About It" feat. Kendra Glenn. Craig's keeping the name of the featured vocalist on the first two tracks anonymous (for now) but it is someone we all know and love!

Track List

01 - Sunflower (feat. Jason Peterson DeLaire)

02 - Don’t Tell Me

03 - Maybe

04 - I Know (feat. Jason Peterson DeLaire)

05 - Closer To Me (feat. Blckatom)

06 - Control Me (feat. Kendra Glenn)

07 - Oh!

08 - Before We Sleep (feat. Taylor Simone Harvey)

09 - Be About It (feat. Kendra Glenn)

10 - Turn Us Back Around (feat. Chrissi Poland)

Thanks to Bill Buckley at SoulAndJazzAndFunk for hooking us up with Craig.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	US Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	21/10/2022
Price:	£TBC