Michael Kiwanuka: Soul Has No Age

Although the voice and production may recall Motown in the 60's, Michael Kiwanuka is just 23 years old. Hailing from North London, he is yet another standout among the red hot neo-Soul renaissance that's been thriving for a decade or so in the UK. ‘Tell Me A Tale’ is laced with the savvy production of Paul Butler of The Bees, who has been crafting throwback soul jams for a minute now.




Here's a gorgeous one from The Bees, released way back in 2004:

Theophilus & Sara?

Here's why he's different/important:

Theophilus London - Flying Overseas from GreenLabelSound on Vimeo.

And here's his latest sound with Sara Quin (Half of the twins from Tegan & Sara) layin down the glittery chorus. After a recent performance on Letterman, and if his music maintains this direction he may just become a household name:

Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street

Wow. This was way more than 'a kids show'.



While I'm at it, here's a great clip of Stevie with Diana back in the day:

This HAS to be good, right?

Rosco Gordon. Yeah, it's old.

Dogboarding

Fantastic song provided by Foster The People

Dogboarding from DANIELS on Vimeo.

Holy Ghost!

My buddy LSP turned me onto Holy Ghost. I downloaded the album instantly after listening to 'Do It Again', their leading single.

However, once I made it to their last track, they completely sealed the deal. THE Michael McDonald lent his golden vocals to their closing song, 'Some Children'.

Start-to-finish a great record.

Play it all summer long.

The Weeknd: Modern Indie R&B at its most alluring

From wikipedia: The Weeknd is a Toronto-based R&B singer named Abel Tesfaye. Songs recorded under The Weeknd name first leaked in early 2011, though the identity of the individual behind the project was initially unknown. The Weeknd released a nine-song mixtape, House of Balloons, on March 21.