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Shena, One Man Woman
An average soul album that neither puts a perfumed foot wrong, nor does anything particularly special.
Natty, Man Like I
The next Bob Marley? Try the new Finlay Quaye.
King Kong, Trouble Again
Two decades on, this set packs a punch.
Tarrus Riley, Challenges
If you’re a Tarrus fan, you won’t feel let down.
Chaka Khan, Funk This
A classic sounding album that her fans will love; Chaka’s back baby, and don’t you forget it.
Donna Summer, Crayons
Donna Summer returns with an album that truly is a fine encapsulation of her career to date.
Sizzla, Journey: Very Best Of
The idiosyncratic and mercurial Bobo sing-jay Sizzla Kalonji is well overdue another retrospective.
The Isley Brothers, 3 + 3 / Go For Your Guns
This 2 on 1 set is genius writ large.
Various Artists, Every Mouth Must Be Fed
A rewarding collection of foundational roots, pitch-perfect in mood for its summer release.
Jazzie B, Presents School Days: Life Changing Tracks From The Trojan Archive
The charm of this compilation comes from its rosy glow of musical nostalgia.
Al Green, Lay it Down
On this showing Al Green will still be knocking ‘em dead both in the chapel and the concert halls for a long time to come yet.
Ponto De Equilibrio , Abre La Janela
Abre a Janela is a good inroad to reggae from the less conservative end of the ‘world’ music scene.
Jamie Lidell, Jim
If you’ve had enough of the girls crowding the field, and you need a feel-good piece of plastic to either shake your booty to or romance your significant other, Jim’s got it all.
Michael McDonald, Soul Speak
On this evidence his voice still has more than enough authority to carry it off.
Duffy, Rockferry
After three years of musical growth, Duffy has found her voice - now it?s time to enrich it by living.
Ashford & Simpson, Hits, Remixes and Rarities: The Warner Brothers Years
For rare groove aficionados it doesn?t get any better than this…
David Migden And The Dirty Words, Second Hand Tattoo
Listen to this now. See him when you can.
Erykah Badu, New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)
Badu is back and still balancing the retro/progressive contradiction better than anyone.
Joe Higgs, Life Of Contradiction
A work of astonishing depths and bruised, aching humanity.
Triston Palma, Joker Smoker
A perfect example of what was, in reality, a high point in reggae’s golden age.
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