Soul & Reggae Reviews

Latest Soul & Reggae Reviews

• A Complete Introduction to Tamla Motown Various Artists

  
  This ‘introduction’ is certainly a lot more comprehensive than most.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• Live at the Garden – Expanded Edition James Brown

  
  Do, please, bring it up and let yourself go.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

• Fulfillment Chuck Fenda

  
  A contrast between catchy backings and brash invective sees this record succeed.

  reviewed by Angus Taylor

• Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes

  
  As revolutionary for soul music as anything by Brown, Stone or Clinton.

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• For Your Consideration Lloyd Brown

  
  Everything reggae lovers could hope for, and recommended without reservation.

  reviewed by Angus Taylor

• There’s a Riot Goin’ On Sly & The Family Stone

  
  Dark, troubled and brilliant funk from kaleidoscopic soul-rock legends.

  reviewed by Stevie Chick

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• Circles Krystle Warren

  
  We are certainly in the presence of a mighty talent.

  reviewed by Colin Irwin

• Phantom Limb Phantom Limb

  
  A natural marriage between soulful vocals and the classic sounds of Muscle Shoals.

  reviewed by Andy Fyfe

• Colour Me Free! Joss Stone

  
  A fans-only collection, but at least time’s firmly on her side.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

• Time Flies When You’re Having Fun Smokey Robinson

  
  Smokey delivers exactly what you expect, but can still surprise.

  reviewed by Lloyd Bradley

• Honey Ohio Players

  
  A straight-up split between sassy stomps and ultra-mellow grooves.

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• A Strange Arrangement Mayer Hawthorne

  
  Authentic 60s soul from an unexpected source – a cracking debut album.

  reviewed by Sam Hesketh

• Shafiq En’a Freeka Shafiq Husayn

  
  One-third of futurist hip hop cartel Sa-Ra Creative Partners goes solo, brilliantly.

  reviewed by Stevie Chick

• My Groove, Your Move Lack Of Afro

  
  Their musical language is varied, but based on funk, jazz and soul.

  reviewed by Martin Longley

• Red Hot Levi Roots

  
  A surprisingly good album that proves he lives up to his name.

  reviewed by Angus Taylor

• I Grade Chezidek

  
  One of the best reggae releases in a fiercely competitive year.

  reviewed by Angus Taylor

• I Look To You Whitney Houston

  
  It’s good to have her back in the spotlight for the right reasons.

  reviewed by Lloyd Bradley

  • Radio 2 Album of the Week

• Forever, For Always, For Love Luther Vandross

  
  Vandross creates his own universe with his loved one at its very centre.

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• A Man's Thoughts Ginuwine

  
  Sixth album of slow jams from US RnB star.

  reviewed by Paul Lester

• Two Sides of My Heart Vol 1 Gramps Morgan

  
  Well-crafted, feel-good work at the poppy end of reggae.

  reviewed by Angus Taylor