Let us sing a lament for Richard Warren’s long-gestated but uninspiring solo debut.
Soul
Mantler – Monody
Chris A. Cummings, aka Mantler, releases a sleepy fourth album which hides its light under a bushel.
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – Koko, London 14/04/2010
A shimmying, shaking tour de force, Sharon Jones gets people dancing on to the streets of Camden Town.
Mama’s Gun – Routes to Riches
As if we didn’t have enough “Riches” here at TLOBF Towers already, London-based souk/funk outfit Mama’s Gun, fronted by Andy Platt, want to show us how to find our way to some more.
Al Green – Green Is Blues (40th Anniversary Edition)
40 years on, Al Green’s Green Is Blues is a masterclass in how it used to be done.
The Marches – 4am Is The New Midnight
A genre-bending and without doubt innovative mix of poppy electronic stylings and dark jazzy soul. It just leaves me as cold as a bland synth chord.
Brightblack Morning Light – Motion To Rejoin
An excruciating album that sometimes feels like it will never end, Motion To Rejoin nevertheless shows class and quality in it’s execution, looking to soul, blues and r ‘n’ b for inspiration, rather than typical folk touchstones
SugaRush Beat Company – s/t
From very different origins, three members come together to form SugaRush Beat Company and bring us this electic, soulful album.
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves – Roll With You
The ‘Paperboy’ is on a pants-ripping “Mission from God”. Move over Jake and Elwood.
