Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Maxine Scott x Alf.E: Ya Energy - inc. North Street West Remix (Ramrock Blue)

After making a big splash with her debut single "Erykah U Bad" earlier this year, NuJazz talent, Maxine Scott joins forces with young beat wizard, Alf.E on her follow-up release, Ya Energy...

Maxine Scott: Erykah U Bad (Ramrock Blue Records) REVIEW

Maxine Scott: Erykah U Bad - inc. North Street West Mixes (Ramrock Blue Records)

Maxine Scott (known for vocals on ADR’s "Back to Dance" smash), has been scooped up by Ramrock Blue Records for her very own single release...

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...