Released yesterday in time for Valentines Day today is an acoustic
version of "Impressions of You" from Kelly Finnigan's 2019 debut album "The Tales People Tell" on Colemine. He also released the original version as a single in
May 2020.
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In April 2022 LRK Records released two tracks from Bella Brown & The Jealous Lovers on 7" vinyl. They were the title track from their 2018 EP "Get Mine" along with "I'm Gone" from their "Rocket" EP in 2021.
The group, fronted by Bella Brown (aka Carol Lynn Hatchett), originate from Chicago but are now based in L.A. and specialise in 60s/70s soul and
funk. On their website it states"Imagine a band that is Sharon Jones meets James Brown while putting a
modern twist on 70s soul and funk music".
The latest song to be released by LRK Records is "What Will You Leave Behind", which is an new song not previously released that the label tells us is
"A Motown influenced message of hope that features sympathetic vocals,
supportive horns, and a funky twist that asks us to create a better future
by considering the effects of our present" and "a heartfelt call to action in these times of failed humanity and
injustice".
The single will be available on digital platforms on 3 Mar '23 but look
out for further details of a future 7" vinyl release.
To date the band has released two EPs "Get Mine" (2018) which contains three original songs and two covers "Give It
Up Or Turnit A Loose" James Brown and "Shake" Sam Cooke. Similarly their second EP "Rocket" (2021) has two covers "I Can't Get Next To You" Temptations and King
Floyd's "Groove Me".
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Uploaded to her YouTube channel just 12 hours ago, Lindsey Webster has posted a new video for "Stay With Me". The song was released back in Aug last year as the lead single from her, then forthcoming, album "Reasons" which was released a few weeks later (9 Sep '22). The video version is an edit, 3:30 versus the 4:24 'Soul Jazz Mix' single and 5:43 album versions,.
The song features Randy Brecker of The Brecker Brothers on flugel horn along with, according to the video, rapper Kev choice but I didn't detect any rap in the song?.
Thanks to our friends across the pond at SoulTracks for highlighting the video.
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It's been a while since the UK's Natasha Watts has featured
on these pages. Apr 2021 to be exact with her vinyl release "Go Slow" / "Change" on LRK Records, two songs taken from her 2014 debut, self-titled, album
for Cool Million's Sedsoul.
Natasha burst onto the UK Soul music scene back in 2009 with her first
collaboration with Cool Million with a track called "Show Me" (from "Cool Million III") which went on to become a firm favourite. However, her musical
journey began long before that, travelling to the US aged 16 with Maze
percussionist Roame Lowrey during which she performed with gospel legend
Kirk Franklin. Upon returning to the UK in 1996 she had her son Taylor
which put her music career on the back burner.
Following "Show Me" she had a hit with "Back 2 U" from the compilation "Blacktree Music Presents: Soul Seeds, Vol. One" in 2012.
"Born A Star" was the first release from her eponymous debut album in 2013 which
launched her recording career. Off the back of her debut album came the
opportunity to support artists such as Gladys Knight on her UK tour. In
2012/13 she supported Betty Wright in the UK and also appeared at Luxury
Soul Weekender in Blackpool
The sophomore album, aptly titled "2nd Time Around", arrived in 2016 which led to UK #1 soul chart hits, magazine
covers, duets and support slots with a number of notable artists
such as The Fatback Band, Shalamar (at the London Palladium) as well as
opening for The O'Jays (at London's Theatre Royal) and supporting Lisa Stansfield,
Omar, Candi Staton, Incognito and her own sell-out solo shows.
Following "My Next Chapter" from 2018, Natasha returns with her long-awaited fourth studio album,
"Music Is My Life" from which the lead single will be "Brighter Days" on 20 Feb.'23. The new album will be available to pre-order from her
website from 27 Feb '23.
Natasha has a number of UK dates lined up in the next few months:
25 Mar - Cardigan Theatre, Mwldan
02 Apr - The Haymarket, Basingstoke
07 Apr - Bush Hall, London
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