Marlena Shaw - Without You In My Life

Whitney

Early-morning wake-up.

Aaliyah - Rock the Boat

Dee Edwards - Why Can't There Be Love? & Flying Lotus in session

Flying Lotus - "Golden Axe" (BBC Radio 1 In Session) by Some Kind of Awesome

Monday divas

Ladies Night - Minnie & Marlena

Music to elope by...

New drops: HURTS - Wonderful Life, Cilla K - Nomad

Some sort of Tears For Fears/Depeche Mode crossbreed. Great look

Cilla K - NOMAD (prod by Dr. Jango) by The Mint Collective

Courtesy of basementsoul.blogspot.com

Bettye Lavette - Joy / Let Me Down Easy

If I could personify a double cheeseburger and fries, it would be Bettye. Total Americana...



Unfortunately she does also come under the "Lessons In Haircuts" tag I have been using lately

Post-rain: Eva Cassidey, Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra

Post-rain gaze



Either Crosby, Stills & Nash, Matthews Southern Comfort or Joni Mitchell cover.

Friday night 'soul-set' - Maxwell vs Des'ree

Blondie - Rapture (1981)

Blondie - Rapture (Vinyl) by DJChrisHiggs

Clare Maguire - Strangest Thing

Deniece Williams - Free (1976)

Just got up...



From the album 'This Is Niecy'

90s house: Karen Ramirez - DIdn't Know I Was Looking For Love

Originally a song by Everything But The Girl

The Main Event - Valerie Dore Vs Chromatics

So good, she managed to make her follow up single "Get Closer" sound exactly the same!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLz7jT710Eg


And now for something a bit more modern...




Love this.

Hollie Smith - Philosophy

Barbara Lewis - Ask The Lonely

Originally sung by the Four Tops. For me, this is a better version

Joy Denalane - Change (feat. Lupe Fiasco)

Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love

"I specialize in love, I'll make you feel like new
I specialize in love, let me work on you". Golden

Cat Power - Ramblin' Woman (Hank Williams Cover)

Going camping...