(April 19,2018) When one hears what Australian producer/drummer Plutonic Lab conjures up in the studio lab, it is clear that you can’t anticipate the same old, same old.  Between his collection of singles, E.P’s and full-lengths since 2001, he has thrown down hard beats, created calm ambient canvases, painted images of Hong Kong and Japan and captured cinematic sequences that turn up the funk and drop fragmented distorted passages.  When not twisting studio knobs, the U.K. Mercury Award winner has toured with hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods.  

(April 19, 2018) Lethel “Show Tyme” Brooks got his start singing in church in his home town of Trenton, N.J. And while Show Tyme – a name conferred upon him by R&B crooner Case – works primarily as backing vocalist, writer and producer for a host of R&B and hip-hop acts, his sensibilities never really left the church choir stand.

(April 18, 2018) We hadn’t previously heard of the Run N’ Fly, the band formed by Brazilian born, NYC-based guitarist Sandro Albert and lyricist Manu Lafer, but we’re glad we’ve found them. The two, along with drummer Omar Hakim and collection of New York session musicians and singers, have created something special. Flirting with soul, jazz and Latin music, their amalgamation of sounds has a timeless feel – while still providing timely groove.

(April 18, 2018) Say the name Freddie Jackson and you’ll get a reaction from anyone who even came close to a radio in the 1980s and 90s. With ten #1 singles to his credit, including classics like “Rock Me Tonight” and “You Are My Lady,” Freddie practically defined urban adult contemporary during its heyday.

(April 16, 2018) People who have been around SoulTracks for a while know that PVibez as a producer who likes to combine different musical genres together. His work encompasses everything from jazz, funk, R&B and electro-dance music.

The Stylistics, one of the great sweet soul groups of all time, celebrate a 50th anniversary this year, and they still look and sound fantastic. With a discography to die for and some of the sweetest falsetto leads ever, they're rightful soul music legends, and worthy of a full year of celebration.

(April 15, 2018) Sometimes, we feel an overwhelming need for someone to “cover” us. And that’s the story of the new song written by Linda Walker, who pastors a church in Tupelo, Mississippi.

(April 15, 2018) In 2000, Harold Eban Brown of Newark, New Jersey, replaced Russell Thompkins, Jr. as lead singer of The Stylistics.  Being in that role for almost 18 years, Eban sang "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (which was many times the set closer for the group's American concerts) on countless occasions at several venues alongside his then-bandmates.  So he was the perfect person to have on a new reggae-flavored remake of the song, produced by vocalist, audio engineer and musician, Mason di Emporer, who also sings on the track.

(April 14, 2018) From the late 1990s to the mid 2000s, few R&B groups experienced the instant success like Minneapolis, Minnesota's Next. Formed by brothers Raphael "Tweet" Brown, Terry "T-ow" Brown and Robert "RL" Huggar, the trio experienced an early hit with "Buttah Love" but exploded onto the charts with their debut album thanks to their 1998 smash, "Too Close." "I Still Love You' and "Wifey" kept them in the mix before label changes, personal conflicts, RL's solo stint and finally, 2016's episode of Unsung stoked their creative juices again.