Junior Delgado was one of the lesser celebrated figures of reggae music – with one of the most prolific and longer-lasting careers.

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Sly & The Family Stone were never funkier than on this tune, with Larry Graham’s bass to the forefront of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).

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The Edgar Winter Group briefly caught my imagination when I saw them play their signature song Frankenstein on TV in 1973, featuring the late Rick Derringer on lead guitar.

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El Michels Affair make impeccably crafted cinematic instrumentals recreating the sound of late-Sixties and early-Seventies funk and soul.

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Back in the mid-’90s teenage all-girl quartet Fluffy flared briefly as Britain’s riposte to groups like Hole and L7 and Riot Grrrl bands like Bikini Kill.

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Suede return with new single Disintegrate from what Brett Anderson descirbes as their post-punk album, Antidepressants.

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This new track by Little Simz, a defiant celebration of self-reliance, is all about the video, in which she plays a poverty-stricken punk granny living life to the full.

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Soul ballads don’t come more soulful than this gem, the title track of Jimmy Holiday’s debut album in 1966.

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Avant-garde artist Cosey Fanni Tutti drops a haunting new tune, Never The Same, from her forthcoming solo album 2t2. (more…)

This funky deep cut comes from one of those niche soul compilations, called Carolina Funk: Funk 45s From The Atlantic Coast. It’s the only known release by Gamith.

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