Tag Archives: soul

Son Little’s aloha

Posted on 20th January 2020 by Gary Whitehouse

“We don’t have to suffer, you and I … we don’t have to wait in the shadows for the sunshine.” Thus goes the hooky chorus of “suffer,” a standout track on Son Little’s new aloha. The song was inspired by … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Son Little’s aloha

The New Mastersounds’ Made For Pleasure

Posted on 28th November 2015 by Gary Whitehouse

The New Mastersounds is a funk and soul-jazz band that came out of the northern English city of Leeds in the mid-1990s. Made For Pleasure is their 10th album, but the first time I’ve heard about them was when a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on The New Mastersounds’ Made For Pleasure

The Meltdown’s Better Days

Posted on 8th January 2015 by Gary Whitehouse

I’ve never reviewed a single before, but this little three-song release is a sweet slice of country soul (or is that soul country?) from Australia. Of course it’s on Australia’s premier indie soul label Hope Street, home of my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged | Comments Off on The Meltdown’s Better Days

Isaac Hayes’s Hot Buttered Soul

Posted on 29th September 2009 by Diverse Voices

Craig Clarke contributed this review. Music legend Isaac Hayes began his career as a session musician and songwriter for Stax Records. (He and partner David Porter wrote “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’ ” for Sam and Dave.) Hayes’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Isaac Hayes’s Hot Buttered Soul

Irma Thomas’s If You Want it Come and Get it

Posted on 19th June 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

When you think of soul music, you may think of Motown or Memphis, but New Orleans also shares in America’s soul heritage. And Irma Thomas is the Big Easy’s number one soul diva, the Queen of New Orleans Soul. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Comments Off on Irma Thomas’s If You Want it Come and Get it