The Consumption

Some really solid stuff in this week’s show. New tracks from locals Joanna Borromeo and Dragon Fli Empire were both great, and the SonReal and Rich Kidd track sounds like a potential crossover hit to me. I’ll try to talk about all of those in more detail on here in the next few days. But the biggest surprise (although it shouldn’t have been) was the track by How To Dress Well, with it’s ridiculously silky falsetto vocals and a backing track so sparse that it almost feels like an a capella. I’ll definitely be hearing more of that one in the next few weeks. Probably a lot more.

(YouTube/Bandcamp/Soundcloud links for a few of the songs follow)

Mattie Moultrie – The Saddest Story Ever Told – Sisters of Soul ( Sanctuary )
Nick Waterhouse  – Say I Wanna Know – Time’s All Gone ( Innovative Leisure )
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – Got a Thing on My Mind – Daptone Gold ( Daptone )
Junior Walker and the All Stars – Shotgun – Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles ( Motown )

Maceo Parker – Soul Power – Soul Classics ( Razor & Tie )
The Conspiracy – Conspiracy – True Soul: Deep Sounds from the Left of Stax Vol. 2 ( True Soul )

Joanna Borromeo** – Move Mountains – Kaleidoscope ( Self-Released )
Aloe Blacc – Lovin’ You is Killing Me – Good Things ( Stones Throw )
The Heavy – Coleen – You Don’t Know: Ninja Cuts ( Ninja Tune )

Gil Scott Heron – The Bottle – Winter in America ( Strata East )
Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman – Superfly ( Rhino )

Raphael Sadadiq – Let’s Take a Walk – The Way I See It ( Columbia )
The Slakadeliqs*  – Speed of Time – The Other Side of Tomorrow ( Self-released )
Bran Van 3000*  – Grace (Love on the Block) – The Garden ( Audiogram )

Sam Cooke – You Send Me – The Very Best Of ( )
Sam Cooke – Bring it on Home to Me – Live at the Apollo Square Club 1963 ( )
Sam Cooke – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – My Kind of Blues ( )

Blockhead – Cheer Up, You’re Not Dead Yet – Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book ( Self-released )
Chap One – Livin’ in the Same Days (clean) – Strange Frequencies ( Self-Released )
Dragon Fli Empire**  – Lucky Day (prod. Def-Chap) – DFE vs DEF EP ( Self-released )
Nas – The World is Yours – Illmatic ( Columbia )

Toussaint Morrison – It’s Gonna Happen – Is Not My Boyfriend ( Urban Home Companion )
How To Dress Well – & It Was U – Total Loss ( Acephale )
SonReal & Rich Kidd*  – Hometown (clean) – The Closers ( Self-released )

Politic Live* – Irony & Cliches (clean) – Ellipsis ( Music For Mavericks )
Def Letter – Where to Go – Social Introduction ( Self-Released )

The Joe*  – You’re Cool – Ut Oh ( Old Ugly Recording )
D-Sisive*  – No More Words – Jonestown 2: Jimmy go Bye-Bye ( Self-released )
Jeremiah Jae – $easons – Brainfeeder sampler ( Brainfeeder )
Frank Ocean – Super Rich Kids – Channel Orange ( Def Jam )

*Canadian **Local