Whitney Houston Hologram Tour (Review)
The ‘hologramification’ of Whitney Houston is far from perfect, but serves as an outlet for audiences eager to celebrate her legacy – Are hologram tours ‘music’s final frontier‘ as Rolling […]
Gogowé – ‘Bodé’ (Review)
The House That Soul Built is excited to cover a piece of music from the Afrosoul persuasion – a sub-genre of soul music we’ve admittedly overlooked in the past. Sent […]
Polly Gibbons at The Pheasantry (Review)
A lukewarm first set gave way to some vulnerable, powerfully-sung readings in the second – Raised in a small market town in Suffolk, Polly Gibbons landed her first jazz gig […]
Kim Dawson feat. Wil Blades- ‘Try’ (Review)
A performer with soul and funk band Matador! Soul Sounds, Kim Dawson currently teaches at Swallow Hill Music and the University of Colorado, Denver. From the scarcity of information and […]
Round-Up March 2020
Durand Jones & The Indications – ‘Young Americans’ (David Bowie cover) The title track of his 1975 album, Bowie based the melody and arrangement of ‘Young Americans’ (like the rest […]
Lianne La Havas and Jules Buckley (Review)
Combining orchestral gravitas with hushed intimacy, Lianne La Havas and Jules Buckley make magic at the Barbican – Lianne La Havas knows how to tantalise an audience. ‘It’s finished,’ she […]
Bastards of Soul – ‘The Waiting Time’ (Review)
It is always refreshing to hear a contemporary soul band channel the sounds of the past with effortless authenticity. Dallas-based soul outfit Bastards of Soul have evolved from a rough-and-ready […]
Lu Kala – ‘Body Knew’ (Review)
A bold voice meets a blockbuster chorus on ‘Body Knew’, the second single from Toronto-based writer and performer LU KALA. KALA moved to Canada from the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
Mallika Vie – ‘Be Still For Me’ (Review)
‘Be Still For Me’ is the debut single from soulful singer-songwriter Mallika Vie. The tune owes to what Vie describes as the ‘simplicity and power‘ of 1960s soul balladry. She beautifully explains […]
Bridge Over Troubled Water 50th Anniversary (Review)
Katie Melua stuns with ‘Scarborough Fair’ – Indisputably one of the greatest songs of all time, ‘Bridge Over Trouble Water’ is now fifty years old. The gorgeous gospel piano, the […]
Interviewing Ruby Turner
Sitting in her dressing room backstage at the world-renowned Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, I am fortunate to grab thirty minutes with soul singer Ruby Turner prior to her sell-out show […]
José James – ‘Just The Way You Are’ (Review)
Timed for a Valentine’s Day release, jazz crooner José James has recorded a cover of Billy Joel’s ‘Just The Way You Are’. Written by Joel, the doting love ballad featured […]
Kyle Taylor Parker – Broadway Soul, Vol. 1 (Review)
Broadway Soul underscores Kyle Taylor Parker’s bold creativity and vision – A self-defined jazz and soul music geek, Kyle Taylor Parker starred in the original Broadway casts of Kinky Boots […]
Lenkie – ‘Waterfall’ (Review)
Originally from South Africa, Lenkie is a budding soul artist based in New York City. Her latest song ‘Waterfall’ is an ear-worm ditty, delivered with a poignancy and wistfulness that […]