The gentlemen who enjoy a fine slice, a fine libation, and an even finer haircut are known as The Jay Vons. The Word showcases how this rhythmic tour-de-force blends their love for ‘60s rock and soul with a deftness born from decades of obsessive record collecting and delivered by countless hours...
Hailing from disparate realms of the musical universe, Jame Milne (Lawrence Arabia/The Reduction Agents) and Mike Fabulous (The Black Seeds/Lord Echo) are two of New Zealand's young musical titans. The pair have been quietly collaborating since 2009 – their first and only physical correspondence...
2016 release from the British blue eyed soul vocalist and Los Pacaminos member. On Good Thing, his first solo album in 20 years, Paul has recorded a selection of his favourite Memphis Soul tunes. GOOD THING is a collection of classic soul covers and sees Paul return to the soulful roots sound that...
Charles Bradley is set to release his hotly anticipated third album, ‘Changes,’ on Daptone Records! Rolling Stone named Changes one of the “Most Anticipated Albums of 2016,” stating “The ageless, limitless ‘Screaming Eagle of Soul’ swoops back with ‘Changes,’ an album named after Charles Bradley's...
These almost ghostly, otherworldly missives from another age still have the power to entrance after all this time, and are at the heart of all our modern music – the beginnings of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Soul, Jazz, and R ‘n’ B are all here. Ma Rainey was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in...
Eli Paperboy Reed has returned to the studio and crafted a new album that is at once back-to-basics and startlingly current. Album opener “Hold Out” kicks things off at full-volume, embodying the classic gospel ethos that everything's going to work out fine if you just keep the faith. It's a notion...
At 79 years old, Andre Mr Rhythm Williams has been a singer, writer, producer, star-maker, showman, cult hero and hustler for six decades. He has been high, and he has been low. He has toured the world in snazzy suits and lived on the streets asking for change. For I Wanna Go Back To Detroit City,...
Fabulous early sides from the Godfather of Soul whose live shows were electrifying and earned him the name as the hardest working man in showbusiness. Gospel, R&B, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Doo-Wop are all in the stew that made James Brown a Soul and Funk legend.
Last year, Daptone and Shock Records announced the August release of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ *Give the People What They Want* when Sharon Jones was diagnosed with cancer. The scheduled release and supporting tours were put on hold and all efforts were shifted to her treatment and recovery....
It is our distinct pleasure to present: Miss Sharon Jones! OST. The film, directed by two-time Academy Award winner, Barbara Kopple, follows the dynamic front-woman through her 2013 battle with cancer and her triumphant return to the stage around the release of Give The People What They Want. The...
3CD Al Green collection, compiling all of the Hi Record singles, plus 5 bonus tracks. The story of Al Green's recordings at Hi Records is the story of a family learning to communicate. It's the story of blood brothers – Charles Leroy and Teenie Hodges – and the story of soul brothers – Albert...
A '70s music night without Rose Royce would be unthinkable. In soul music terms, it would be like the '60s without The Temptations, or the '80s without The Gap Band. That's because the Los Angeles group played an important role in spreading Disco-Funk. Rose Royce's music defined by its blend of...
Monophonics cordially invite you to attend the grand re-opening of the once thriving, once vibrant establishment, the legendary Sage Motel. A place where folks experience the highs and lows of human existence. A place where big dreams and broken hearts live, where people arrive at without ever...
Daptone Records presents The James Hunter Six's latest offering, With Love: a heart-shaped collection of candle-lit ballads and love songs. Plucked like so many “he loves you” petals from the vast and sumptuous garden of his Daptone Recordings, these twelve lilting melodies have been selected and...
GA-20 clearly is on to something big. It’s a movement, a new traditional blues revival. The dynamic, throwback blues trio are disciples of the place where traditional blues, country and rock ‘n’ roll intersect. “We make records that we would want to listen to,” says guitarist Matt Stubbs. “It’s our...
The Hammond Organ is lead singer on this soulful and orchestral journey about industrial decay and the death of the steel town. Deep from the rusted steel mills of Youngstown Ohio, we bring you the much-anticipated reissue of the melting debut from the Scone Cash Players. It's the same organist...
REVELATORS SOUND SYSTEM is the collaborative musical project of MC Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger) and Cameron Ralston. Recorded throughout 2020 and 2021, largely at Taylor's home in Durham, NC and Richmond, Virginia's Spacebomb studio, where Ralston serves as the house bassist, the album is a deep...
Daptone Records is proud to present Brooklyn to Brooklin, the Scone Cash Players inaugural release on Daptone Records. Longtime Daptone Hammond ace, Adam Scone was seduced when his traveling performances brought him from Brooklyn, New York to Brooklin, Brasil, where he found a trove of new love and...
The highly anticipated debut LP from Say She She, the all female discodelic soul band that will transport you with their dreamy harmonies, catchy hooks and up tempo grooves! The band's sound is a hat tip to late 70’s girl groups with the three strong female lead voices of Piya Malik (featured in El...
Lee Fields is arguably the greatest soul singer alive today. In an age when the shelf life of an artist largely depends on posturing and trends, he has proven to be an unassailable force of nature. His prolific, decade-spanning career continues to reign supreme on the modern soul scene. In early...
