Song of the Day: The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – The Other Side
San Diego's instrumental soul band The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble released a new instrumental soul/funk/jazz single The Other Side, ahead of the band's forthcoming fourth studio album Step Down. The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble are definitely on a roll coming off…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #7 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #7 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Tigran Hamasyan, Alison Shearer, Ilhan Ersahin, Dave Harrington, Kenny Wollesen, Fergus McCreadie, Trish Clowes, Chris…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #6 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #6 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Jean Carn, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Dan Berkson, Ken Hoon, Benedict Wood, Lucas Figueiredo…
Spin The Circle: The Soul Chance Ft. Wesley Bright – Who Could It Be / Goodbye
Colemine Records released a series of brand new 45' singles, including a reggae duo The Soul Chance featuring Wesley Bright and their heavy reggae tune Who Could It Be / Goodbye. A cross-country collaboration reaffirms that a strong Ohio-California connection…
Spin The Circle: Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos – Sunk In The Mist / Lava Rock
Colemine Records released a series of brand new 45' singles, including a reggae band Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos and their sweet soulful reggae tracks Sunk In The Mist / Lava Rock. A bonus cut from Jr. Thomas' Rockstone sessions in L.A.,…
Fresh Sounds: The Last Humanist – Beat Around The Bush
Composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Giannis Floros aka The Last Humanist released his second album I Don`t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing on 10th December 2021 under Rational Culture Records. A constantly morphing funk, breaks project with distinct and intriguing…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #5 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #5 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from DARGZ, Moses Boyd, Simon Dufour, Mark Lockheart, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Francois Moutin, Rudy Royston, Shane Cooper,…
Wax in the Attic: John Patton – Soul Connection [Jazz Room Records]
One of the most influential and underground Hammond organists of the 1960's was "Big" John Patton as he was then known. If it was the groove that you wanted Patton was your Man and he made several albums for the…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #4 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #4 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Lorenzo Morresi, Tenderlonious, Surprise Chef, The Kahil El'Zabar Quartet, L'Orage, High Pulp, Jaleel Shaw, Nimbus…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #3 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #3 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from FloFilz, Alfa Mist, Dj Toner, Funky DL, Sylvain Rifflet, Verneri Pohjola, Ilhan Ersahin, Dave Harrington,…
Fresh Sounds: J.P. Bimeni & The Black Belts – Give Me Hope
Burundian-born soul singer JP Bimeni & The Black Belts released a new single Give Me Hope, from the band's same-titled new album, out 4th February 2022 on Lovemonk Discos Buenos. A descendant of the Burundian royal family whose parents held…
Spin The Circle: Freddy DeBoe Band – Remember (The Good Times)
Freddy DeBoe, longtime Charles Bradley and the Extraordinaires saxman and stalwart debut his first 45 with two burning, funky instrumental sides Remember (The Good Times) and El Gato Loco. Remember the Good Times breezy, mid-tempo groove and soulful horn melody…
Song of the Day: Lady Wray – Joy & Pain
Big Crown Records released Lady Wray's new retro-soul single Joy & Pain, from her forthcoming new album Piece Of Me, out on 28th January 2022. This is something of a homecoming for Nicole Wray. Where her 2016 solo debut Queen Alone leaned more…
Song of the Day: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Don’t Worry ‘Bout What I Do
Seattle's funk organ trio Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio released a second single Don't Worry 'Bout What I Do from the band's forthcoming new album Cold As Weiss. Over the course of the last five years, the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio…
Spin The Circle: The Sure Fire Ensemble – Step Down / La Fachada
Colemine Records released a series of brand new 45' singles, including San Diego's instrumental soul band The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble and their new track Step Down. Step Down is the definitive noir soundtrack for the end of the age…
Song of the Day: Laurent Bardainne & Tigre d’Eau Douce – Oiseau
French saxophonist Laurent Bardainne summons the spirit of astral jazz on heavy-grooving album, Hymne au Soleil and the new single from it Oiseau featuring Bertrand Belin. A dreamlike, cinematic excursion to the outer reaches of the solar system and the…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #2 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #2 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Sillage, Farnell Newton, Jazzinuf, Saib, Suff Daddy, Elusive, Josh Koslow, Blue Lab Beats, Poppy Daniels,…
The Wicked Sound Playlist #1 (2022) New Music Jazz Funk Soul Reggae Beats
The Wicked Sound Playlist #1 (2022) new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from Emile Parisien, Theo Croker, Roberto Negro, Manu Codjia, Joe Martin, Nasheet Waits, Tomasz Dąbrowski, The…
THE BEST SOUL ALBUMS 2021
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Soul, Neo-Soul and R'n'B albums of 2021: 01. Jon Batiste We Are [Decca] WE ARE is a masterfully constructed and visionary album that represents a completely new sonic chapter for Jon Batiste…
THE BEST COMPILATIONS 2021
Here is the selection of The Wicked Sound favorite / best compilation albums of 2021: 01. VA Indaba Is [Brownswood Recordings] Brownswood released Indaba Is, a compilation of current South African improvised music and jazz. The project is a…