Tag Archives: adrian younge

Jazz is Dead

Posted on April 27, 2020 by spinladen

For those of you who thought that Jazz was dead, you just haven’t looked hard enough. I submit to you exhibit A. This from the press release aka bandcamp: “It feels like, every week something special is recorded in the … Continue reading →

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Best albums 2016 soul/funk

Posted on February 1, 2017 by spinladen

Last year was an explosive year for soul and funk. 2016 posed the greatest challenge for me of any year since I’ve begun reviewing the best soul/funk records. Typically the choices have been obvious and great records would have … Continue reading →

Posted in album review, music | Tagged Aaron Neville, adrian younge, andre williams, bacao rhythm and steel band, ben l'oncle soul, best of 2016, best of list, Charles Bradley, Daptone, durand jones, eli paperboy reed, funk, hannah williams and the affirmations, james hunter six, lack of afro, lady wray, lee fields and the expressions, marta ren and groovelvets, martha high, mavis staples, Michael Kiwanuka, myles sanko, Nick Waterhouse, shirley davis, Soul, soul snatchers, st paul and the broken bones, terrace martin, the olympians, the silverbacks, william bell | Leave a comment

Soul Donuts best of 2015

Posted on January 20, 2016 by spinladen

It’s 2016 and I’m exhausted with previewing soul and funk albums released in 2015. There were so many great albums released last year it was difficult to narrow them down to only 25 of the best, more on that later. … Continue reading →

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Best of 2013…Soul/Funk Albums

Posted on January 13, 2014 by spinladen

This here my best of 2013 list…and of course it is limited to the best of soul and funk-ish, music last year. Since that’s what we know about over here. I’m not sure anyone even reads this stuff but I’ll … Continue reading →