Soul on Sunday - 2008

For the last Soul on Sunday of the year, I'm going to take a look at 3 current acts making old-school soul.

100 Days 100 Nights / Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Originally released in 2007, this finally got a proper release this side of the pond in 2008. Much of the recent revival of the 60s Soul sound has come about, particularly in the UK, off the back of the career of pre-tabloid meltdown Amy Winehouse. The Dap Kings lot even went so far as to provide backing for much of the album Back to Black, as well as on tour in 2007. Their work with Sharon Jones is every bit as good as the Winehouse albums, as can be heard from this track. Incidentally the guy who filmed this used 2 vintage cameras bought on ebay for $50 apiece!



Hard Man to Please / Baby Charles
I only got this album last week, but I'm really liking it so it sneaks in. A bit more jazzy and funky than I normally go for, this is a promo for a new single off said album. Also worth checking out is the cover of I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, listen to it at their website



Take My Love With You / Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves
This was always going to be one of my bands of the year, and their storming gig at Latitude was one of my highlights of the whole festival. One of the best songs off the album, if there was any justice they would be headline news instead of the likes of Duffy and other no-marks.



I'm looking forward to 2009 already! If you have any tips, leave them in the comments...