JALEN NGONDA – “HANG IT ON THE SHELF” DAPTONE RECORDS Since the release of his critically acclaimed debut full length, 2023’s Come Around and Love Me, Jalen’s career has undergone a meteoric trajectory. Now, in 2026, with the [...]
NAPOLEON DEMPS – “IT’S SO HARD” DAPTONE RECORDS The big voice from Flint Michigan, that brought us the smash hit “Norma Jean” is back with “It’s so Hard”. A deeply soulful beat-ballad with a message, [...]
THEE SACRED SOULS – “ANY OLD FOOL” DAPTONE RECORDS “Any Old Fool,” the previously unreleased track from the stewards of sweet soul is a dance-floor friendly proclamation of love, whose funky guitars, raw bass [...]
THE BUDOS BAND’S REMASTERED SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON LAVA SPLATTER COLOUR VINYL DAPTONE RECORDS Marking its 20th anniversary in 2025, the eponymous debut album from Staten Island’s finest is finally back in print. [...]
JALEN NGONDA ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM DOCTRINE OF LOVE | TOUR DATES DAPTONE RECORDS Over the past three years, Jalen Ngonda has grown from cult favourite to bona fide soul torchbearer, taking his sound from intimate club stages to arenas and [...]
LISTEN TO THE WOMACK SISTERS’ “YOU WENT AWAY TOO LONG” NOW DAPTONE RECORDS The latest single from the brightest new stars in the Daptone universe – R&B trio The Womack Sisters (BG, Zeimani, and Kucha Womack) release “You [...]
ANTIBALAS HOURGLASS DAPTONE RECORDS For their seventh full-length album, Antibalas returns to its instrumental roots. Hourglass sees the band indulging in jazz, soul, and R&B-infused Latin music across six tracks. “Solace” opens to the [...]
COCHEMEA VOL. III: ANCESTROS FUTUROS DAPTONE RECORDS Over the course of 25 years, Cochemea has built a distinctive career as a modern avant-garde jazz artist of prolific status through a wide range of collaborators that includes Sharon Jones and [...]
THE WOMACK SISTERS – “IF YOU WANT ME” B/W “I JUST DON’T WANT YOU (TO SAY GOODBYE)” DAPTONE RECORDS The debut single from Soul Music nobility, The Womack Sisters, is a one-two punch of soulful excellence. On [...]
THEE SACRED SOULS – “WE DON’T HAVE TO BE ALONE” DAPTONE RECORDS Thee Sacred Souls return with a new single, “We Don’t Have to Be Alone” – a gorgeous, floaty ballad that deals with two folks coming to terms with the fact [...]
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS NATURALLY (20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) DAPTONE RECORDS Twenty years ago, the late Sharon Jones, alongside backing band The Dap-Kings, released their sophomore album Naturally. The record was a milestone for not [...]
JALEN NGONDA – “JUST AS LONG AS WE’RE TOGETHER” DAPTONE RECORDS Penned at his hometown of Wheaton, Maryland, Jalen Ngonda returns with “Just As Long As We’re Together.” Despite the narrators personal battles and onlookers [...]
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 [...]
