Soul & Reggae Reviews

Latest Soul & Reggae Reviews

• 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

• Breakin' Out The Killer Meters

  
  Acid funk with nods to Prince, Donna Summer and Funkadelic.

  reviewed by Martin Longley

• Teddy Pendergrass Teddy Pendergrass

  
  An underrated example of orchestrated soul

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• Brighter Day Noel McKoy

  
  A great soul voice in need of adequate record label investment.

  reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre

• Pama Outernational Pama International

  
  Comes over like a house party DJ with a very adventurous selection policy.

  reviewed by Lloyd Bradley

• The House That Dirt Built The Heavy

  
  Imagine if you could be in all your favourite bands at once...

  reviewed by Andy Fyfe

• Get Lifted John Legend

  
  An album that not only lived up to its hype, but rose squarely above it.

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• My World: The Definitive Collection Smokey Robinson

  
  Crisp, clever, soulful and emotionally literate works of genius.

  reviewed by Pete Marsh

• Why Can't We Be Friends? War

  
  Indestructible grooves and still-valid sentiments.

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• Made Of Stone Kylie Auldist

  
  A bumping together of nostalgic soul and funk moves.

  reviewed by Martin Longley