We the Commas – ‘Custom Made’ (Review)
We the Commas – comprised of brothers Cam (17), Jordy (19) and Lenny Comma (23) – describe their musical style as ‘surf alternative R&B’. Based out of San Diego, the […]
Lianne La Havas – Lianne La Havas (Review)
Finger-picking rhythms, confessional lyrics, and effortless vocals – During her recent appearance on the Dope Black Women podcast, Lianne La Havas was asked to define her musical style. ‘Indie R&B […]
Lockdown Round-Up 5!
Read below for our fifth Lockdown Round-Up, with new material from Bettye LaVette, Kygo & Tina Turner, Lady Blackbird, and Herbivores! – Bettye LaVette – ‘One More Song’ Bettye LaVette […]
Lockdown Round-Up 4!
As pubs and salons re-open, you may be forgiven for thinking that Lockdownâ„¢ is over. Alas, the arts and live music scenes in the UK show no signs of returning […]
Celeste – ‘I Can See The Change’ (Review)
One of the UK’s recent breakout successes in the soul space, Celeste won the Rising Star award at this year’s Brit Awards. Initially signed to Lily Allen’s record label Bank […]
Arieleno – ‘At Night (Zumbé)’
It can be difficult to craft an inspirational lyric which doesn’t descent into schmaltz. Neo-soul artist Arieleno hits the winning formula with his latest single ‘At Night (Zumbé)’, which he […]
Lockdown Round-Up 3!
Here’s our third Lockdown Round-Up! Listen to these new releases below! – Gregory Porter – ‘Mr Holland’ ‘Mr Holland’ is Porter’s address to his love interest’s white father, a man […]
Black Lives Matter: Music for the Movement
The systemic racism and institutional violence inflicted against the Black community is rightly the focus of protests across the world. Music has the power to heal, to inspire, to challenge, […]
Sy Smith – ‘Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete’ (Review)
Released in 2018, Sy Smith‘s jazzy-textured Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete was a seminal project. From the frivolous, flirtatious ‘Perspective’ and ‘Now and Later’, to the hard-hitting ‘We […]
Danielle Ponder – ‘Poor Man’s Pain’ (Review)
A native of Rochester, New York, Danielle Ponder worked as an attorney for five years in a previous life. She was motivated to join the profession after her brother was […]
Lockdown Round-Up 2!
The music keeps coming! Here’s another round-up of Lockdown releases! – Eunice Keitan – ‘Come Home’ Canadian singer-songwriter Eunice Keitan is cool, measured, but determined on latest single ‘Come Home’. […]
Lockdown Round-Up!
While our live music reviews are taking a back seat here at The House That Soul Built, we are being inundated with lots of great new music. Read a Lockdown […]
Lenkie – ‘Trouble’ (Review)
We first came across seventeen year-old Lenkie a couple of months ago when we were sent her debut single ‘Waterfall‘, an aching folk-soul tune about unrequited love. This South African […]
Yebba – ‘Distance’ (Review)
Yebba’s upcoming debut album is surely one of the most hotly anticipated releases in the neo-soul and R&B space. In 2016, her raw, emotional performance of original song ‘My Mind’ […]