Comprised of Daniel Stoyanov (vocals) and Michael Vajna (producer, pianist), the Leipzig, Germany-based duo of MALKY have a backstory that feels profoundly familiar to me – Daniel Stoyanov and his parents emigrated with his parents […]
Tag: indie soul
The South London-based vocalist Ego Ella May has developed a reputation for an effortlessly and easy-going vocal style that uncannily channels Erykah Badu. Her latest single, “How Far” produced by Wu-Lu and Reiss G features a […]
As I mentioned in a previous post, Soulive opened their sixth annual Bowlive residency at Brooklyn Bowl with the Screaming Eagle of Soul himself, Charles Bradley. And they opened Charles Bradley’s portion of the night […]
Last night, Soulive returned to the unofficial home office at Brooklyn Bowl to start off their sixth annual Bowlive residency and they opened their 8 night run with the Screaming Eagle of Soul himself, Charles […]
//player.theplatform.com/p/NnzsPC/widget/select/media/3aNSpuy_7d2L?carouselID=144391 With the release of her self-titled debut earlier this year, the Nashville, TN-based (by way of Cleveland, OH and Virginia Beach, VA) Natalie Prass has quickly become a blogosphere darling. “Why Don’t You Believe […]
The Los Angeles-based quartet of Dorothy, named after their founder and lead vocalist have become blogosphere sensations for a sound that employs elements of riff-heavy 60s and 70s rock, the blues, glam rock, hip hop […]
So if you’re a return follower to JOVM, you might remember a post from a few weeks ago about the Cameroonian Dutch singer/songwriter Ntjam Roise. Born in Cameroon, Roise spent the formative years of her […]
Born in Cleveland, singer/songwriter Natalie Prass and her family eventually relocated to Virginia Beach, VA where the young artist took intensive visual art and music classes throughout high school. Prass wound up enrolling into Berklee […]
Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Natalie Prass was born in Cleveland and grew up in Virginia Beach, VA, where she took intensive visual art and music courses throughout high school. Pass eventually wound enrolling into Berklee College of […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past year or so, you may have come across a couple of posts on the duo of Baby Alpaca. Comprised of singer/songwriter Chris Kittrell and guitarist Zach McMillan, the […]
If you’ve been following JOVM since the beginning, you may remember that I’ve written about Mayer Hawthorne, one of this era’s best soul vocalists; in fact, his Impressions: The Covers EP, which featured the singer/songwriter covering some sadly underrated […]
Throughout his career, Bilal has been rather enigmatic and reclusive – he’s been known to record an album and promptly disappear into the fringes to reappear with another album, some time later. In fact, Bilal’s A Love Surreal was […]
Founded by Eric Foss, the Minneapolis, MN-based label Secret Stash Records has focused on compiling and reissuing obscure 60s and 70s soul, African and Latin music. As Foss has explained “It’s really about putting a […]
As a singer/songwriter Nick Hakim has crafted an aesthetic and sound that effortlessly meshes a variety of genres including blues and soul to create something that’s arrestingly spectral and dusty, thanks to extremely sparse arrangements […]
Comprised of Nick Williams (vocals), Sarik Kumar (guitar), Maxx Berkowitz (guitar), Andrew Ockenden (bass) and Vishnu Anatha (drums), the Brooklyn-based quintet of Twin Wave formed last year. And with a sound that possesses elements of […]