Erica Falls & Vintage Soul [2024] - Up / Makings Of Love [Izipho Soul #ZP105]

Most certainly one of the highlights of 2023 was the excellent single, "Up", from Erica Falls which  which we championed from release last July and is included on her recent album "Emotions". 

Not one to miss an opportunity, Izipho Soul's Pat Biggerstaff has done a deal to release it on a 45 along with "Makings Of Love" from her 2017 "HomeGrown" album.

Two absolutely superb sides on one 45, what's not to like? Snap this up before it's gone if you need it on vinyl as these will definitely sell out quickly. 

Available to pre-order now from Izipho Soul for release on 10 May.

NOTE The video below for "Makings of Love" is an alternate acoustic version and not the recorded version.

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Rating:	9
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul / Reissue
Format:	Single
Media:	7" Vinyl
Label:	Izipho Soul
Cat No:	ZP105
Date:	10/05/2024
Key/BPM:	9B/68 / 11A/94
Price:	£14

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Erica Falls [2024] - Emotions [Louisiana Red Hot] (Full Album)

NOLA's Erica Falls released her long-awaited third album, "Emotions", on Friday. It was written during the pandemic and reflects Erica's experience living life as a Black woman during a tumultuous time and expresses human sentiments and 'Emotions' digging deep into love, sadness, frustration, fear, grief, marginalization, joy, doubt, encouragement, and release and is a testament to her determination, perseverance, and growth as an artist.

Co-produced with her long-time collaborator and member of her backing band, Vintage Soul, drummer Nick Mercadel and includes bandmates Donald Ramsey (bass), Chris Adkins (guitar), Jason Hodge (keys) along with George Porter, Jr. (The Meters) (bass), Grammy-nominated drummer Jamison Ross, and Cresent City vocalists Coty Hunter, Alayna Mayberry, and Christen Spencer. 

The album is Ms Fall's first since "Homegrown" in 2017 which followed "Me Myself" in 2011. It includes two of her recent singles, the superb "Up" (Jul '23) and her last single, "Good Time" (Jan '24).

An earlier single "Let's Get Down Tonight" (Apr '22) is available to pre-order on vinyl. which we believe has "One Stop Shop" (Aug '22) on the flipside.

The album's fifteen tracks are interspersed with five short interludes and strangely, unless it's an upload error on all platforms, the first two, "Frustration" and "Exasperation", appear to be identical. It opens with the single "Up" and an earlier single "Let's Get Down Tonight" , and, skipping interludes, continues with a slightly reggae flavoured "Over It", a soulful ballad "Take Me Away", a more southern soul styled "Pete's Tune" and then the 'creme de la creme' "One Stop Shop" which was released as a single in Aug '22 and also has a remix as the last track.

"Big" is a bluesy funker followed by the more soulful, mid-tempo, "Chocolate Sunshine" and finally the funk dance single "Good Time".

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Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Louisiana Red Hot
Cat No:	None
Date:	08/03/2024
Price:	£7.99

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Erica Falls [2024] - Good Time [Self Released]

One of the highlights of last year was the single "Up" from Erica Falls. Ms Falls is back today with a new song called "Good Time". Co-written with Leonard Mercadel, it is more aimed at the dancefloor with a 70s/80s disco funk vibe.

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Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	23/01/2024
Key/BPM:	8A/115
Price:	£1

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Erica Falls [2023] - Up [Self Released] LIVE MUSIC VIDEO

New Orleans singer, songwriter, and former lead vocalist with Galactic, Erica Falls released a new single "Up" on 7 Jul from a forthcoming album "Emotions".

We posted more info on the original post as this is just a quickie as we have found a live video performance of the song at Maple Leaf Bar, New Orleans, LA, which she posted on her YouTube channel last Friday (14 Jul).

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Details

Rating:	9
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	07/07/2023
Key/BPM:	9B/68
Price:	£1

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