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Bobby Womack is the Bravest Man in the World

By Laura Smith

UK producers take on a soul legend.

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Music Review

Meantime

Kwes

Taking pop to new places

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Music Feature

Memory Motel: Frankie F@#$ing Miller

By Jim Allen

Scottish soul man who shone in the ‘70s

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Music Review

World, You Need a Change of Mind

Kindness

World, you need Kindness.

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Music Feature

Memory Motel: Who the Hell is Steve Parks?

By Jim Allen

Belle & Sebastian man unearths lost soul gem.

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Music News

I'll Be Your Mirror lineup announced

By Stewart Mason

ATP offshoot returns to New Jersey.

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Music News

Track of the Day: Fats Domino, "Mardi Gras in New Orleans"

By Stewart Mason

Mardi Gras as it was meant to be.

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Music News

Soul Train host Don Cornelius found dead

By Stewart Mason

The voice of peace, love and soul passes.

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Music News

R.I.P. Etta James

By Anna Graizbord

An esteemed R&B-pop crossover artist passes.

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Music Review

Monkeytown

Modeselektor

Genre-hopping maximalism for the club.

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Music Review

The Light of the Sun

Jill Scott

Philly's queen of neo-soul comes back strong.

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Music Review

House of Balloons

The Weeknd

A skillfully experimental underground debut.

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Music Review

Stone Rollin'

Raphael Saadiq

Neo-soul loses the polish.

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Music Review

No Time For Dreaming

Charles Bradley

Soul survivor's overdue debut.

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Music Profile

Charles Bradley

By Jim Allen

Soul survivor makes his LP debut at 62.

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Music List

Stewart Mason’s Top 10 Albums of 2010

By Stewart Mason

From the self-assured full-length debuts of Janelle Monae, Tame Impala… >>

Music List

Critical Mob’s Top 10 Albums of 2010

Musically, 2010 was a year of youth and vitality. There… >>

Music Review

Complete Mythology

Syl Johnson

A guided tour through the evolution of soul.

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Music Review

The Lady Killer

Cee-Lo Green

The modern-day Soul Machine gets romantic, That Single excepted.

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Music Review

Love Remains

How To Dress Well

Brian Eno producing Keith Sweat underwater.

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Music Profile

How To Dress Well

By Jim Allen

Sonic manipulation meets mainstream R&B.

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Culture Profile

Mod

By Jim Allen

Sharp-dressing, scooter-riding, soul-loving Brits

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Music List

It’s the Same Old Song: Tributes to the Motown Sound

By Stewart Mason

Almost as soon as there was an identifiable Motown sound,… >>

Music List

Stereolab: Friends and Relations

By Stewart Mason

One of the most influential bands of the 1990s, Stereolab… >>

Music Review

Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

Big Boi

The mainstream rap album we’ve been waiting for.

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Critical Mob’s Top 10 Albums of 2010 (So Far)

Halfway through 2010, it's already shaping up to be such… >>

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Compass

Jamie Lidell

Soul man pushes the boundaries.

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One Is Not The Loneliest Number: One-Man Bands

By Jim Allen

It's not enough to be a control freak with unshakeable… >>

Music Review

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monae

Lady Gaga's got nothing on her.

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Music Profile

Janelle Monae

By Stewart Mason

Afro-Futurist mythology meets smart pop songcraft.

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Music Profile

Cee-Lo Green

By Chris Payne

Do we think he’s crazy? Probably.

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Music Review

I Learned The Hard Way

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Brooklyn soul masters change the game in subtle but effective… >>

Music Review

New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh

Erykah Badu

Thoroughly modern music built on an appreciation of vintage sounds.

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Music Review

What Have You Done, My Brother?

Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens

A new take on the gospel-soul salvation of the Soul… >>

Music Profile

The Staple Singers

By Jim Allen

Chicago saints of gospel soul.

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Music Review

I’m New Here

Gil Scott-Heron

Jazz poet takes an electronic deep-groove approach

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Cover Lovers: 10 Great Covers Albums

By Jim Allen

Anyone devoid of original ideas can knock off new versions… >>

Music List

Before Hip-Hop: 10 Proto-Rappers

By Jim Allen

Long before even the likes of Kool Herc and Kurtis… >>

Music Profile

Gil Scott-Heron

By Jim Allen

Spoken-word performances with groove-conscious jazz and R&B

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Music Profile

Bobby Charles

By Jim Allen

A mighty figure in early rock & roll

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Movie Soundtracks That Rocked the World

By T. Cole Rachel

There was a time when movie soundtracks were not simply… >>

Music Review

LP (Discovery)

Discovery

Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot members create smooth jams… >>

Music Profile

Alex Chilton

By Stewart Mason

One of rock's legendary curmudgeons, but who can blame him?

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Music Review

Adventure Man

Eg White

Sharply crafted melodies call to mind everything from The Style… >>

Music Profile

Eg White

By Jim Allen

Songwriter to the stars and underappreciated solo artist.

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Music Profile

Prince

By Jim Allen

A pioneering mix of pop, rock, R&B, and left-field eccentricity.

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