THEE SACRED SOULS – “WAITING ON THE RIGHT TIME” DAPTONE RECORDS Stream the new single, “Waiting on the Right Time” and pre-order the album now. The highly anticipated follow-up to their breakout 2022 self-titled [...]
JALEN NGONDA COME AROUND AND LOVE ME DAPTONE RECORDS Every once in a while, an album comes across a reviewer’s desk that heralds the arrival of a significant new talent into the music scene. Come Around and Love Me is one such album, taking the [...]
Lee Fields Sentimental Fool Daptone Records This is soul singing legend Lee Fields’ first new album in three years, and also his debut album for Daptone Records, though he has had 45s on the label before. It is also a strong, no-nonsense soul [...]
Various Artists The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live At The Apollo Daptone Records The discussion of neo-soul and funk is incomplete without Daptone Records. The label has proven to be invaluable to furthering the genre for nearly 20 years. With a [...]
Menahan Street Band The Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band Daptone Records Perhaps best known as the backing bands for late neo-soul icon Charles Bradley, Menahan Street Band has returned with its first record in nearly a decade. The [...]
THE BUDOS BAND RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ARCANE RAMBLER” | ALBUM OUT APRIL 12 ON DAPTONE RECORDS NATIONAL SPRING TOUR INCLUDES NYC RELEASE SHOWS JOINED BY MENAHAN STREET BAND, HOLY HIVE + SPECIAL GUESTS The Budos Band will release their [...]
Cochemea All My Relations Daptone Records With nearly fifteen years of experience touring the world as a saxophonist with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Cochemea Gastelum is no stranger to the musical world. Within his solo full-length All My [...]
Charles Bradley Black Velvet Daptone Records After his sudden and unexpected passing on September 23 of last year, the legacy of Charles Bradley has been one that embodies the sense of classic funk and soul music for the modern era. Much like [...]
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Soul Of A Woman Daptone Records After her passing on November 18th, 2016 following a fierce battle with pancreatic cancer, the album that Sharon Jones’ had been working on was shelved. Now, one day shy of the [...]
REMEMBERING CHARLES BRADLEY – A SPILL MAGAZINE MEMORIAL NOVEMBER 5th, 1948 – SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2017 It is with a great sense of sadness that we report that Charles Bradley has passed away at the age of sixty-eight. While no cause of death [...]
SHARON JONES PASSES AFTER HEROIC CANCER BATTLE Sharon Jones who was the lead singer of the soul band Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings passed away on Friday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. She had received treatment including an [...]
The Olympians The Olympians Daptone Records Over the past 15 years, Daptone Records have cemented their position as a leader in funk, soul, and R&B by rostering acts like Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley. Daptone releases [...]
DAPTONE RECORDS TO RELEASE THE OLYMPIANS SELF-TITLED INSTRUMENTAL SOUL ALBUM ON OCTOBER 28th In 2008 while Olympic athletes competed half a world away in Beijing, Toby Pazner (Lee Fields & The Expressions, El Michels Affair) and a group of [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: CHARLES BRADLEY Soul and R&B singer Charles Bradley definitely didn’t arrive as a recording artist by taking the easy route. Born in Gainesville, Florida in 1948, but raised in Brooklyn, New York, [...]
SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE MYSTERY LIGHTS -“FOLLOW ME HOME” Wick Records New York CIty’s The Mystery Lights have shared “Follow Me Home,” the first single off their new self-titled LP. The Mystery Lights is expected out [...]
Charles Bradley Announces New Album Watch Video For “Changes” From The Screaming Eagle Of Soul Soul singer Charles Bradley’s star has been on the rise since the release of his widely praised 2011 debut album No Time For [...]