Editors' Review: A true experimental soul music is tricky: the soul sound is all about the heartfelt and the visceral, and it doesn't take kindly to structural tomfoolery. But this remarkable debut manages it. Muhsina... more »

Editors' Review: Often, "adult contemporary" feels more like "adult ancient," but there's no tired beatmaking or saccharine production in Whitney's debut disc. Instead, we hear husky soul vocals bring an earthiness to... more »

Editors' Review: Womack's music skews toward soul, but his life has been full of the blues--likely the main reason he's never quite cracked real megastardom. A revisiting of his classics proves he'd deserve it. These ... more »

Editors' Review: The Brooklyn studio/label shows off an impressive stable of artists on "Fallin' Off the Reel II." Classic funk and soul (natch) are the names of the game here, with fluttering organs, grimy horns, and... more »

Editors' Review: This stellar R&B compilation stands out by setting time aside. Juxtaposing Marvin Gaye with D'Angelo, Bobby Womack with K-Ci and JoJo, it succinctly makes the point that this music is enduring and uni... more »

From the artist: As a new and refreshing artist, Karlis steps on the scene with a unique style, Hip Rock R&B and Soul. Check out the new single "A Thousand Miles" from the new album, I'M NOT ASHAME coming in late July... more »

From the artist: Queen Latifah: musician; television and film actress; a label president; an author and entrepreneur. Blessed with style and substance, Queen Latifah has blossomed into a one-woman entertainment conglo... more »

Editors' Review: On "The Message Uni Versa," Stones Throw vets Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins take soul back to its early '70s style, when the genre was mixing with jazz and funk to take over pop. The theme t... more »