Soul Strutter: 02/11/23

Saturday, 11 February 2023

JKabel [2023] - Beige Living Room [Self Released] (Full Album Samples)

Jared Kabel Holloway aka JKABEL (pronounced Jay-Kay-Bul) is originally from Florida. He learnt to play the piano at a young age and then went to college to study acting which led to him touring with a stage play in 2005 for three years. In the noughties he toured with Angie Stone, Dave Hollister, Christopher Williams, Vanessa Williams and Latoya London, amongst others. When that ended in 2008 he started writing songs and relocated to Minnesota in 2013. He released his debut R&B single "Do What You Wanna Do" in 2016.

His latest album "Biege Living Room" is set for release on Valentines Day (14 Feb 2023) which will be his sixth album since his first in 2020. All his music (albums and singles) are available directly from his website and the usual digital platforms.

Beige Living Room (2023)

Rhythm & Bible (2022)

Collective Thoughts (2021)

The Gospel According to J.Kabel (2021)

Insanity (2021)

Highway Music (2020)

Two of the tracks from the new album have been released as singles as teasers, "My Mind Stays On Jesus" (28 Oct '22) and "Discernment" (7 Dec '22).

Those who have listened to his music will agree that JKABEL has a distinctive sound which is soulful, contemporary gospel.

At the time of the release of his last album last June we mentioned that we had been blessed with some excellent albums at that time (such as Michon Young "LLE Vol 3 Conversation Piece", Blue Soul Ten "This Is Worth It", Mica Millar "Heaven Knows", Tyra LeVone "Chronicles Of Life") and again the competition is fierce with new albums this weekend from Will Downing, October London and Raheem DeVaughn as well as recent offerings from Kyle Jason and Rodney Stith and a few others to contend with.

Yet again, it's a consistent set and tricky trying to choose standouts, but apart from the two singles, the ones that resonate on first listen are "Unnecessary", "Love Again" and "Frienmies" but that is likely to change with further listens as this is an album you need to listen to again and again.

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Intro (Dont Cry)

Candles Flicker

Discernment (7 Dec '22)

Dont Make No Sence

Frienmies

Happy Life

Inconsiderate

Just What I Want

Love Again

Love Story

My Mind Stays On Jesus (28 Oct '22)

Old News

Unconditional Love

Unnecessary

Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Contemporary Gospel
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/02/2023
Price:	£TBC

Soulpersona [2023] - Soulacoaster (The Bonus Tracks) [Digisoul]

Last week Soulpersona released a remastered version of the debut album "Soulacoaster" with bonus tracks on Bandcamp "Soulacoaster (The 2023 Remastered Edition + Bonus Tracks)".

As of yesterday, "The Bonus Tracks" have been bundled together and are available separately on the main digital platforms.

It included three great tracks "What's Good?" and "Showya" which features Darien Dean (whose voice I can't help thinking reminds me of Rahsaan Patterson), along with, for me, the clear standout "Drippin' Soul" featuring Katie Leone whose voice also reminds me a of someone, Teena Marie?

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Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Digisoul
Cat No:	None
Date:	10/02/2023
Price:	£4.95

Kevin Oxberry [2023-02-10] - The Friday Night Rotation [Starpoint Radio]

This week's The Friday Night Rotation for 10th Feb 2023. A pretty good week for new releases with two albums in particular taking the spotlight. It looks like Kev has played all seven tracks from Will Downing's new album "Pieces" along with three from the other highlight of Friday's releases October London's "The Rebirth Of Marvin".

The Friday Night Rotation is broadcast each Friday between 19:00-21:00 GMT on Starpoint Radio. The format of Kev's two hour shows is that the in the first hour and last half hour he plays upfront new releases and sandwiched in between for the first half hour of the second hour he digs out some oldies.

Catch up with previous shows on Podomatic.

Playlist:

Hour 1 - Upfront

Will Downing - Kinda Guy [Pieces]

Kevin Ross - Look My Way

October London - You Look Better [The Rebirth Of Marvin]

Kyle Jason - Lay Back (And Love) [The Right Place]

Paul Williams - Daisy Dukes

Will Downing - Early Years [Pieces]

Langston Lyric - Never Get Enough Of

Soulpersona feat. Darien Dean - Showya [Soulacoaster 2023 Remastered Edition] [Bonus Track]

Shaila Prospere - Faith (Rickstar Mix)

Gene Moore & India.Arie - Beautiful

Ted Winn, Tweet & Elijah Blake - Perspective

October London - Back To Your Place [The Rebirth Of Marvin]

Will Downing - Make You Mine [Pieces]

Will Downing - You Deserve Better [Pieces]

Tyrone Lee - Awaken My Love [Memories Of Brazil EP]

Tanqueray Hayward - You Lied

Hour 2 - Oldies

Frank McComb - In My Heart [A New Beginning] (2010)

Oli Silk feat. Shannon Pearson - Didn't Know About Love [All We Need] (2010)

Brian Culbertson feat. Kenny Lattimore - Another Love [XII] (2010)

Lalah Hathaway - Heaven Knows [Lalah Hathaway] (1990)

Pauline Henry - Happy [Do Over] (1996)

Flakes - Sugar Frosted Lover [Flakes-I] (1980)

A Brother's Guiding Light - Getting Together (1973)

Hour 2 - Upfront

Will Downing - What I Gotta Do [Pieces]

October London - Make Me Wanna [The Rebirth Of Marvin]

Austyn King - Dedicated 2 You

Tyrone Lee - Potential In You [Memories Of Brazil EP]

Will Downing - Love On You [Pieces]

Kyle Jason - Something New [The Right Place]

Will Downing - Dammit I Want You [Pieces]

Tristan - Diamonds [Seven

M'lynn [2023] - Safety Net [Self Released]

M'lynn (Anna M'lynn Musgrove) is a singer songwriter, and pianist from Dallas, TX who began her career whilst still at high school aged 15 but had started writing songs at the age of 12.

She attended Booker T. Washington Highschool for the Visual and Performing Arts, in the footsteps of the likes of Norah Jones, Erykah Badu.

In 2017 she travelled to L.A. to record her first EP "Grounding". Form it her song "Just Take Time" did well in the UK in particular.

She has a new single out titled "Safety Net" which is her first since Oct '21.

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	10/02/2023
Key/BPM:	12A/83
Price:	£1

Sophia Galaté [2023] - Options [The Nucleus]

Sophia Galaté is from L.A. and studied music in Chicago moving back to L.A. when she graduated. She released her debut single "Body" in Sep. 2020 and followed it with two more ("Superstar Interlude" (cover of Usher 2004) and "Love Me") before releasing her debut album "SOFIA" on 19 Nov 2021 which includes her first and third singles.

It's a classy soulful jazz set which oozes quality and shows hints of her stated influences D'Angelo and Amy Winehouse. She wrote all the songs, some with the assistance of Sherren Oliva and others with Gene Noble.

In May 2022 she has released a three track EP of stripped back acoustic versions of songs from the SOFIA album as "SOFIA (Acoustic)". A couple of singles have been released since with her latest "Options" released yesterday which is a classy song with jazz inflections.

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Details

Rating:	8.6
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	The Nucleus
Cat No:	None
Date:	10/02/2023
Key/BPM:	2B/63
Price:	£1

Angie Stone [2023] - Kiss You [The SoNo Recording Group]

Angie Stone released her first new material for several years yesterday with a Valentines Day single "Kiss You". You may recognise the intro sample as Harold Melvin's & The Blue Notes' "I Miss You".

We did a profile on Angie in December so if you're interested in learning more about her then we'll refer you to that article.

In summary she first recorded at the end of then 70s as a member of The Sequence on Sylvia Robinson's Sugar Hill Records, and was a member of several groups until she broke through as a solo artist with her debut solo album "Black Diamond" in 1999. She is now in her fifth decade of recording.

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Details

Rating:	7.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	The SoNo Recording Group
Cat No:	None
Date:	10/02/2023
Key/BPM:	3B/67
Price:	£1