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Shelia Moore-Piper has released her profoundly awakening soul single, Love is a Beautiful Thing

Posted on 21 March 2022

In a time when pure soul is becoming increasingly scarce, affection-stirring serenades, such as Shelia Moore-Piper’s latest single, Love is a Beautiful Thing, resonate even more blissfully.

Instead of fixating on one facet of love Shelia Moore-Piper lyrically caressed the entire context leaving it open to infinite ambiguity in a profoundly awakening way. Love is a Beautiful Thing finds an all too persuasive way to remind the listener that our capacity for love is a major part of the human experience.

While many artists set out with the intention of making the world a better place, the award-winning Christian Soul artist is amongst the few that truly succeed.

Love is a Beautiful Thing is now available to stream on SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

 

Michele Thomas lends her gospel neo-soul vocals to easy listening jazz in her single, I Know Because You Told Me So

Posted on 14 March 2022

The jazzy soulstress, Michele Thomas, has recently released her mould-breaking neo-soul single, I Know Because You Told Me So, which may be one of the most narratively-immersive jazz-fusion singles ever released.

The questioning, bold and introspective lyrics come into play once you’re suitably pacified by the mellifluous instrumental grooves. Becoming invested in the narrative that sheds a light on Thomas’ experience in the world is non-optional. Her gospel-Esque chanteuse vocals allow her vibrant and pure-hearted energy to radiate in the single that carries enough ease to fall into the easy-listening category. Yet, thanks to her vocal performance, I Know Because You Told Me So certainly isn’t without its revitalising zeal.

After finding her voice through gospel music, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and educator turned her stylistic grace to the freedom in the improvised nature of jazz. The airwaves are infinitely better for it.

I Know Because You Told Me So is now available to stream on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

 

Samiyyah wonders why they won’t see her for the kind soul that she is on ‘How Much Time Do You Need’

Posted on 13 March 2022

Taken gently off her recent 4-track EP called ‘Insane‘, Samiyyah projects frustration with why her crush keeps her waiting for so long when she is ready for more on, ‘How Much Time Do You Need‘.

Samiyyah is a youthful neo-soul, RnB/pop solo artist who sings with a really peaceful style and will have your head nodding with her exquisite ambience.

With a comforting atmosphere that has so much love and tender care wrapped beautifully inside as she waits for that phone call, Samiyyah performs with sweetly-sung energy that will have you thinking back to when you couldn’t stop thinking about that ideal lover. This is a highly promising musician who is truly herself and sings from the heart as she lifts the lit on those emotions – that she has been hiding away – as he hoped things would have been clearer by now in her path for romance.

‘How Much Time Do You Need‘ from the indie neo-soul/RnB singer-songwriter Samiyyah, sends a message that should be heard loud and clear. This is single that will strike the heart like lightning to so many, who have wished to be with someone who perhaps doesn’t deserve your kindness.

In a world filled with selfish souls who don’t actually care about how you feel, this is a reminder to be so careful with who you let into your heart. Being with that special soul who connects yours kindly to theirs without a sketchy motive, is the only way to avoid wasting time on something that is perhaps not meant to be.

Listen to this new single on Spotify and see more via the IG music page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Lawsvn questions the complexity of affection in her debut RnB single, Have You Ever? 

Posted on 13 March 2022
The Cleveland, Ohio-residing RnB songwriter and soulstress, Lawyvn, has made a feistily unforgettable debut with her single, Have You Ever? 
As the lyrics question the complexity of affection, the beats groove through the mellifluous melodies that are all too easy to connect your rhythmic pulses to as the luminary newcomer makes the most out of her effortlessly rich vocal timbre.
Even though there are some notable hints of 90s RnB in the warm mix, this hit was definitively made for the 21st-century’s airwaves. With the high-quality production and the sheer artistry in the vocal harmonies, Lawsvn is one to watch. She deserves a coveted spot on every RnB fans’ radar.
Have You Ever? Is now available to stream on Spotify. And you can connect with Lawsvn via Instagram.
Review by Amelia Vandergast

The RnB soul singer, Tarnisha Bruce is sensational once more in ‘Keep the Love We Make’

Posted on 6 March 2022

After Tarnisha Bruce wowed us with her alternatively old school take on RnB with her single, Love Therapy, she’s back on soulful form in her seminal ballad, Keep the Love We Make, which finds an impassioned way to pay homage to the beauty in perpetual love.

Scroobius Pip may have said that the idea of unconditional love is simply being in love with the idea of love, but Tarnisha Bruce proves that there’s plenty more to the desire to find a light that will never go out behind someone else’s eyes.

Once again, it’s a stunningly serene release that doesn’t fail to fill you with a flood of warmth from the first jazzy RnB piano progression. As for the lyrics, you’d be hard-pressed to find a sweeter or more sincere proclamation of affection.

Keep the Love We Make is now available to stream on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Jaiy goes beyond the superficial in his latest RnB single, Prettyboyshit

Posted on 28 February 2022

We’d be seriously impressed if any other new RnB hit raised the temperature as high as Jaiy’s (Phillip Bradley Jr.) latest luxe single, Prettyboyshit.

The American RnB singer-songwriter found the perfect balance of salacity, soul and lavish excess in Prettyboyshit which smashes the archetypal RnB mould with its deep sub-bass, trappy 808s and straight from the soul, almost ethereally smooth, vocals. The Louisville, KY-hailing artist’s time spent contributing to the church choir evidently paid off with Prettyboyshit, and his equally as popular singles, Blame Game and Decisions.

Prettyboyshit is now available to stream and purchase on all major platforms via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Patrice Hawthorne seeks to quieten frenetic minds with her single, Peace Once More

Posted on 16 February 2022

With the title of “Peace Once More”, the up and coming soul singer, Patrice Hawthorne’s latest single hits hard before you even hit play. Those three simple words allude to how hard-fought-for peace is in our slightly warped modern age, how urgent the search for it can feel and how sweet it is to find that evasive inner catharsis. That sweetness resonates in the timbre in the modern RnB production, which left plenty of room for experimentalism.

After the spoken word verse, energizingly uplifting harmonies and the reverb-laden sun-kissed melodies, you get a taste of the peace that we’ve all been striving for lately. Top tip, turn off the news and tune into the artists worth paying attention to.

In a time when people are more polarized than ever before, Patrice Hawthorne and her matured songwriting, dynamically powerful vocal range and artistic flair can be considered an essential artist. Get her on your radar. For your sanity’s sake not hers.

Peace Once More is now available to stream on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Maria Manuel takes us to her Happy Place in her soul-pop single

Posted on 8 February 2022

“Happy Place” is the intensely soulful latest single from the up and coming London-based pop singer Maria Manuel. With the opening lyrics, “it was pretty when I thought I could have it all, it was pretty when I thought I could do it all”, you’re instantly disarmed by the vulnerable confession of previous naivety.

What few people prepare you for is how much growth can hurt when we detach ourselves from our innocence and fantasy-like expectations of the world. Maria Manuel softens the blow with the sincerity of her balladic RnB pop vocals and the minimalist yet consumingly resounding score of soft RnB instrumentals against orchestral strings. Happy Place is a track that you will want to delve into time after time for its consoling power and its minor-key earworm potential. You could listen to the radio all day and still never encounter an artist with as much soulful presence as Manuel.

You can check out Happy Place for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud and Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Bryana Arlette – More Life: Cathartically Intimate RnB Hip Hop

Posted on 31 January 2022

If you let one of the most evocatively hard-hitting hip hop songs that dropped in 2021 slip you by, we’re giving you a second chance to slip into the arrestingly raw single, More Life, by the Ohio-born, LA-based independent artist, Bryana Arlette.

Through her music, she shines a melodic light on the experiences that shaped her and sank her into a silent depression. Her vision as an artist is bed by the hope of connecting with fans that have lived through similar experiences or worse. As much as she deserves to be applauded based on her candid bravery, her sound is equally as breathtaking. Her composed and neo-classic spin on RnB-laced hip hop amplifies the emotion in the lyrics while simultaneously creating a cathartically intimate urban atmosphere. We can’t wait to hear what follows.

More Life is available to stream on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Robbie Maroon paid homage to Prince in his latest single, Take a Bow

Posted on 21 January 2022

For his latest single, Take a Bow, the luminary up and coming soul singer, Robbie Maroon, paid tribute to Prince and shone a light in the creative void he left on our planet when he departed too soon in 2016.

One of the most beautiful kinds of relationships that can exist in our strange and loveless world are the ones that exist between an icon and an ardent and inspired fan. Take a Bow perfectly encompasses this sentiment through the stunning choir vocal that accent the Prince-inspired, endlessly arresting guitar riffs. The single is practically a religious experience – especially for anyone that has previously knelt at Prince’s purple altar.

He may not be with us anymore, but his legacy will always live on through the passion of artists such as Robbie Maroon. While some artists would simply rip off his riffs, Maroon chose to give the icon the credit he’s due; the result is nothing short of breathtaking.

Take a Bow is now available to stream via YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast