Aliah Sheffield [2023] - These Songs Are For Anyone Sick Of Earth [Def Jam Recordings] (Full Album)

We first came across Aliah Sheffield with her New Years Eve 2021 single, pre-emotively titled "Never Drinking Again". It didn't seem to get much action first time around, possibly owing to the time of the year? Let's hope it's inclusion on her sophomore album "These Songs Are For Anyone Sick Of Earth", released today, will give it a boost. Another recommended track is "Good For The Money".

Singer-songwriter Aliah Sheffield (sometimes referred to as Nikki Aliah)  was born in Newark, NJ, and raised in Savannah, GA, and is another Berklee College of Music graduate studying film scoring.

Her main instrument is the piano but growing up she learned to play a number of instruments including clarinet and saxophone.

She cites her musical influences as diverse as Deniece Williams, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle to Jazmine Sullivan, Alicia Keys, Adele, Yebba, Jill Scott and SZA.

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Details

Rating:	7.8
Explicit:	Y Tracks 6 & 7
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	09/06/2023
Price:	£6.99

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Aliah Sheffield [2021] - Never Drinking Again [Basquiat’s Basement]

I think Aliah Sheffield was a bit pre-emptive with this new single released on New Year's Eve  titled "Never Drinking Again" as I wonder how many of us we're thinking that on New Year's Day!

She released a good album last April with Soul'd Out "Since You've Been Around" which I rated 8.8 so I was eager to listen to this new single and wasn't disappointed. Probably the best tune I've heard so far this year and there's more to come as this is the first single from a forthcoming EP.

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Rating:	8.7
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Basquiat’s Basement
Cat No:	None
Date:	31/12/2021
Key/BPM:	7B/75
Value:	£1

Aliah Sheffield + Soul'd Out [2021] - Since You've Been Around [Fairground Records]

New album from Aliah Sheffield (aka Nikki Aliah) + Soul'd Out, 'Since You've Been Around', was released 26 Mar 2021.

Aliah Sheffield debuted in Dec 2014 with 'Where I'm At (Is in Love with You)' on William DeVaughan's Sound Gems label, which also got a later release in Mar 2015 with 3 remixes.

It's a 'traditional' soul album with hints of gospel. There's a wonderful version of Aretha's 'Ain't No Way'. Other highights include 'Before I Go' and 'Time And Space', both of which sound like they could have been recorded in the late 60s, 'Love It All' is a mellow soul ballad, 'Travelling Soldier' reminds me of something Donny Hathaway could have recorded. 

It's a good, solid album all through from an artist I haven't listened to before but she certainly has my attention after this outing. Highly recommended for lovers of 'real' soul.

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Details

Rating:	8.8
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Fairground Records
Cat No:	None
Year:	20/03/2021
Key:	N/A
BPM:	N/A
Value:	£9.99