All posts tagged: Soul

Whyte Horses Unveil the Casino Mix of ‘The Best Of It’ Ft. La Roux

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Manchester's Whyte Horses effortlessly tapped into a 60s pop meets 70s grit funk realm with their single 'The Best Of It' featuring La Roux. Now the track gets a punchy additive with the Casino mix. While keeping the core structure of the instrumentation from the original version, this new working kicks with harder drum swings giving it a bit more weight. The original song is taken from Whyte Horses' latest album 'Empty Words', out now via CRC Records.

Janelle Monáe ‘Dirty Computer’ Film

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Janelle Monáe has released her critically acclaimed LP 'Dirty Computer'. Already dropping a number of videos throughout the past couple of months, she has finally shared her new film, or as she calls it, an emotion picture that accompanies the new album. Directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning, it features actress Tessa Thompson, who has appeared regularly in Monáe's past videos. In fact, all of the vids are weaved into this futuristic film which help to complete the narrative of a bigger picture.

Amber-Simone Delivers Soulful Vibes with ‘Trashed My Heart’

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London-based singer Amber-Simone is someone who we have been excited about since sharing her silky song 'Taught Me Better' and the cosmic funk cut 'Mountains' last year. She now sets the tone for the summer with her soulful disco meets house track 'Trashed My Heart'. Whilst the content may deal with the trials of love, the music production is upbeat and golden, making you want to get up and shake a leg.

Allure Unveils His Sparkling Track ‘Lucky Day’

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We have been raving about Parisian producer Allure for a while now. Releasing his soulfully crafted 'Opera' EP last year, he returns with his latest single 'Lucky Day'. A chic and utterly soulful house cut, this is a soundtrack for those fashionable poolside parties of the summer. The song is taken from a new EP that should be landing soon. For now you can stream 'Lucky Day' below.

Listen to TZARA’s Soulful Rework of ‘Storm’

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If you check the music history of Cape Town producer TZARA, one thing that you'll find is her work rate of creating tracks is on another level. It should also be noted that musical palette is a diverse at they come. Experimenting with a wide array of electronica, her latest track is a soulful and jazzy house flip of the 1985 Rare Silk song 'Storm', which is taken from their LP 'American Eyes' released on Palo Alto Records.

Janelle Monáe ‘PYNK’ Video

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With her new album 'Dirty Computer' landing April 27th', Janelle Monáe drops another video on the world dubbed 'PYNK'. Teaming up with Grimes for more of a pop sound, the Emma Westenberg-directed video features Monáe and a crew of women celebrating the female existence, there is a lot of dancing and slogans on panties such as "I Grab Back". You can also catch actress Tessa Thompson in various clips. While shades of pink decorate parts of the video, you can also conclude that the song pays hommage to a specific female body part. Have a look.