Its another long one, and we're both suffering at the arse-end of rotten colds (and therefore sound terrible) but your intrepid Neo Soul Anoraks are reunited once again to ponder... 'What ARE the most influential soul albums of the last 10 years?' Where did we begin emerging from the 00s, where are we now, and which generation-defining albums got us here? Expect sadboi bedroom RnB, passionate political and social commentary, the rebirth of Nu-Jazz and the weird world of genre-fusion!
We've also landed on a decidedly British theme this month too as we revisit former guest and UK soul legend Omar in our Root Artist pick, talk about the groundbreaking distribution format of Hackney's Silhouettes Project, unearth an epic lost album from 2 scene veterans and discover an exciting family link between some 90s UK soul heavyweights and one of today's most iconic talents. (Phew!)
All that plus some fresh new soul goodness for your inquisitive earholes! How do we fit it all in? (By making it nearly 3 hours I guess, our bad!)
Featuring music from Omar, Akin Soul, The Silhouettes Project, Kieron Boothe, Don-E & Stuart Zender, D-Influence, Mahalia, Daniel Caesar, Solange, Frank Ocean, The Robert Glasper Experiment, Hiatus Kaiyote and Sophie Faith.
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