Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Hiatus Kaiyote: Mood Valiant (Brainfeeder Records/Ninja Tune)

Twice Grammy-nominated Hiatus Kaiyote follow up their impressive 2015 long player “Choose Your Weapon” with "Mood Valiant", another first-class album packed with yet more must-hear sounds...

JB Rose : Gold

It's good to see that modern soul music is thriving in these uncertain times and JB Rose certainly pays homage to the past

Jarryd James: P.M. (UMusic) B&S album review

To date, Jarryd James has racked up more than 450 million streams and boasts ARIA Award wins and two Platinum singles in Australia - this is an artist whose stock is definitely on the rise globally...

Ayanna Whitter-Johnson: Rise Up (Hill and Gully Records )

This E.P. positively bristles with energy and it's full of imagination and invention as Whitter-Johnson senses delight at new possibilities and direction...

JB Rose: Back To Love

Who remembers the motto says: “A happy face, a thumping bass, for a loving race.”? Well it could be applied here to ms JB Rose who is back on the come back trail.

S.E.L. Ft. Bryan Chambers: Falling

S.E.L. AKA Soulful Emma Louise lives up to her moniker with her sweet, bell-like voice cooing exquisitely on this classy tune that shows great maturity, especially with its songwriting prowess...

Reuben James: My Line Ft. Col3trane, Jay Prince, Vula & Soweto Kinch (Rufio Records)

James is an emerging classicist, able to incorporate the attributes of the high and mighty who have gone before in the canon, melding a sound that is distinctly his own...

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We are giving 1 lucky reader the chance to win a pair of Innervisions passes, that's 2 tickets to every mouthwatering show at this year's festival...

Ala.ni : Acca

There's a ton of melody in her music and the clever stacking of her different vocal personas are breathtaking just listen to the short interlude of 'In The Land' with its corruscating swathes of blessedness.

Steam Down : Free My Skin

It's a classic case and fine example of a band taking their time and effort in developing their sound to perfection and showing their skill sets in a different light.