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We Used to Bloom

Denai Moore

Soul - Released June 16, 2017 | Because Music Ltd.

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In the realm of soul singers who also dabble in gospel and folk, Denai Moore inspires respect. The Jamaican-born Londoner is a real chameleon who always keeps a personal touch in her voice. This voice is incidentally the gem of We Used To Bloom. When she signed at SBTRKT (like her compatriot Sampha, by the way), Moore sent the message across that she intended to be at the center stage of the contemporary British soul scene. This second album, perfectly handled in its style and substance, doesn’t reveal all of its secrets on the first listen. It takes some time to appreciate the outline of these beautifully lifted songs and intoxicating melodies. There’s a real simplicity in Denai Moore’s work that deserves our attention and benevolence. But once the chest is open, the treasure is well and truly there. © CM/Qobuz
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We Used to Bloom Remixed

Denai Moore

Alternative & Indie - Released August 25, 2017 | Because Music Ltd.

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We Used to Bloom

Bare Knuckle

Metal - Released February 25, 2022 | Artico Music

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You Can't Lose with the Blues

Lafayette Harris Jr.

Bebop - Released November 1, 2019 | Savant

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Flaming Pie

Paul McCartney

Rock - Released May 5, 1997 | Paul McCartney Catalog

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This remaster of 1997’s Flaming Pie is a most pleasant surprise and includes, in addition to the original album, an array of demos, home recordings and acoustic versions. The album, which was as popular with the critics as it was with the public at the time of its release, totals forty-five tracks including plenty of surprises and variations. It’s the tenth album in Sir Paul’s solo discography, coming four years after its predecessor. During his four-year solo hiatus, Paul was preoccupied with The Beatles Anthology project from which he emerged with a renewed energy. In fact, the experience inspired him to record little pop tunes again as had been done during The Beatles era. Upon listening, one can truly feel an atmosphere of freshness and self-enjoyment in which things aren’t taken too seriously. It is not an entire success, but it is convincing overall and several critics hail this album as his most successful since Tug Of War in 1982… On the bluesy Really Love You Paul is joined by his old friend, Ringo Starr, who cowrote the track - in fact, its the first song to ever be cowritten by Paul and Ringo. We also find Starr on Beautiful Night… A special mention should go the outstanding closing track, Great Day, complemented by choirs and little syncopated percussion instruments which accentuate Paul’s beautiful vocal performance rooted in soul. For context, the title Flaming Pie references an anecdote from his friend John Lennon who explained in 1961 to Mersey Beat magazine the origin of The Beatles' name: “It came as a vision… a man appeared on a flaming pie and said to us 'from this day forward you are The Beatles with an A'”. As for the rest of the album, the demos and preliminary, often acoustic, versions of tracks are real gems which demonstrate the true talent of Paul McCartney, whose pleasant and down to earth personality makes us almost forget that he isn’t just any ordinary guy… A legend through and through. © YC/Qobuz
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To think back where we use to be

Shy Bloom

Dance - Released July 15, 2022 | Shy Bloom. Records

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What We Used To Be

Karli Blood

Country - Released February 10, 2023 | Karli Blood

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Bloodline Maintenance

Ben Harper

Alternative & Indie - Released July 22, 2022 | Chrysalis Records

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The very title of Bloodline Maintenance underscores Ben Harper's mission on his 2022 album: he's focusing on how trauma and tradition are passed down from one generation to the next. Certainly, these ideas are inspired by the general turbulence of the 2020s, an era where there's been an attempt at reckoning with the effects of systemic racism, but Harper's personal framing is due to the 2021 passing of Juan Nelson, his longtime friend and bandmate. In the aftermath of Nelson's death, Harper composed the bulk of Bloodline Maintenance on bass, which may be the reason why the record has an inherent deep funkiness: much of it slides and grooves, even when it's drifting into provocative territory. Harper does dress Bloodline Maintenance with meditative grace notes -- the eerie shimmer of "Below Sea Level" functions as a slightly deceptive keynote -- but most of the record finds social commentary and soul intertwining in a smooth, vibrant fashion reminiscent of the prime Curtis Mayfield albums of the 1970s. That's not to say that Harper is stirring up old ghosts or is bound by the confines of retro-revivalism. The soul at the heart of Bloodline Maintenance functions as the music that bonds generations, allowing the singer/songwriter to delve into blues, doo wop, and hip-hop, all in a manner that feels heartfelt, not flashy. The result is one of Harper's richer records: it's impossible to separate the music from the message, which makes it all the more resonant. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo