R&B 170
Prince’s 1999 to be released as massive box set reissue
New reissue to feature 35 unreleased songs from The Vault.
Ghost Funk Orchestra : A Song for Paul
The best version of a psych-rock band gone rhythm-obsessed and cinematically engrossed
Michael Kiwanuka’s “You Ain’t the Problem” defies expectations and confronts disbelievers
The first single from the London singer's latest is a powerful one.
G&D : Black Love and War
The partners in music and life start the mutiny on the dance floor.
The Top 150 Albums of the ’70s
Treble revisits a list concept from its earlier years for the sake of diving deeper into the polyester decade.
Janet Jackson vinyl reissues announced
Five of Janet's classic albums plus a remix compilation due on vinyl this month.
Two Parliament albums have been reissued on vinyl
<i>Up for the Down Stroke</i> and <i>Chocolate City</i> back on vinyl.
Blood Orange announces new mixtape, Angel’s Pulse
"I put as much work and care into it as I do with the albums I’ve released."
Mavis Staples : We Get By
The soul legend returns with collaborator Ben Harper on a set of socially conscious tunes.
Strut to release Patrice Rushen retrospective, Remind Me
Compilation to feature singles, album versions and 12-inch mixes.
Album of the Week: Tyler, the Creator – IGOR
Another outstanding stage in the rapper's evolution, one that involves very little rapping.
Album of the Week: Jamila Woods – LEGACY! LEGACY!
The Chicago singer/songwriter/poet recasts cultural superheroes' powers through the narrative of song on her incredible second album.
Kelly Finnigan : The Tales People Tell
An atypical soul debut for all the right reasons.
The Budos Band : V
Burnt Offering, a thick cut of Afrobeat meets psychedelic brain fuzz—with Gandalf on the cover—signaled a reboot of sorts for the venerable Budos Band. This 2014 release introduced droning, tuned-down sludge that tangled with experimental ’70s Can-style funk. Who saw that coming? Breaking with tradition, along with scratching the numerical album title signature for a […]
Album of the Week: Shafiq Husayn – The Loop
The Sa-Ra Creative Partners member returns after a decade with a years-in-the-making set of psychedelic soul.
Lee Fields and the Expressions : It Rains Love
An album that doesn't reinvent classic R&B, but still feels good.
Marvin Gaye : You’re the Man
The soul icon's lost album finally resurfaces for his 80th birthday, suggesting an alternate timeline hit record.