20 something Scottish singer/songwriter Eilidh McKellar has received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere, as several bloggers and critics have considered her among a line of incredibly soulful and talented UK-based singers including Amy Winehouse, Adele, Alice Russell, Joss Stone and […]
Tag: soul
Released two years ago, Cody ChesnuTT‘s Landing on a Hundred was one of my favorite albums as it was the first co-number 1 on this site’s Best of 2012 List, and among a list of my favorite soul/R&B albums […]
A couple of years ago, I managed to catch Milagres open for Low at the Bowery Ballroom and I was impressed by their sound – a sound that i had described at the time as being based around stunning sense of harmony, earnest, plaintive […]
Released two years ago, Cody ChesnuTT‘s Landing on a Hundred was one of my favorite albums as it was the first co-number 1 on this site’s Best of 2012 List, and among a list of my favorite […]
https://myspace.com/play/video/thundercat-evangelion-we-ll-die-109499274-112170973 Thundercat “Evangelion / We’ll Die” from Thundercat on Myspace. Over the years, there have been a long line of incredible electric bass virtuosos, who can walk the tightrope of playing with a propulsive, throbbing […]
“Who I Am” is the second and latest single off the Los Angeles-based indie soul trio Memoir’s forthcoming full-length debut Fire in Me. Much like the album’s first single, “Los Angeles,” the track is extremely percussive; however, […]
A Q&A with the Halley DeVestern Band
Consisting of several grizzled veterans of the NYC music scene, the four primary members of the Halley Devestern Band, Halley Devestern (vocals), David Patterson (guitar), Tom Heinig (bass) and Rich Kulsar (drums) met the way […]
“Los Angeles” is the first single off the Los Angeles-based indie soul trio Memoir’s full-length debut, Fire In Me, slated for a spring release. The extremely percussive track has angular guitar, throbbing bass, and swirling electronics in […]
The New York-based PT Walkley has managed to walk a careful tightrope between creating music for mass entertainment and consumption, as he has composed original music and has lent his songs to national TV sports, […]
Singer/songwriter Kwesi K is of Ghanian heritage and has spent time in Alaska and Ohio, and as an artist, he’s been praised by critics and bloggers for a sound that uses elements across the African […]
Brooklyn-based duo of Denetia and Sene have a sound that effortlessly meshes elements of electronica, hip hop, R&B and soul, and in many ways it sounds comfortable and warmly familiar – all while managing to be coolly […]
When you think of the blues, you immediately think of colorful characters such as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson and others. And in the last 50 years or so, Dr. John immediately comes to […]
http://teamcoco.com/embed/v/76134 Originally slated for release last August, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings’ forthcoming effort Give the People What They Want had been indefinitely delayed when Jones received a grim diagnosis of Stage 2 pancreatic cancer. But after […]
The Best of 2013 — The Singles
2013 had been a pretty big year for the Joy of Violent Movement and for me both professionally and personally. Over 20,000 readers in over 20 countries across the globe have stopped to read reviews […]
“The Screaming Eagle of Soul,” Charles Bradley was recently on George Stroumboulopolous Tonight‘s Christmas Eve Music Special to perform what may well be on the most seductive and most inspired Christmastime tunes i’ve heard. Throughout the […]