Amythyst Kiah - Pensive Pop - VINYL LP

I just wanted to be honest about everything, from my musical influences to my story,Inch muses Neal Francis. After years of dishonest living-consumed by drugs, alcohol, and addiction-such sincerity is jarring from the 30-year-old Chicago-based musician. Liberated from a self-destructive past and born anew in sobriety, Francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms, Chicago blues, and early 70s rock n' roll. There is a deep connection between Francis's childhood-his obsession with boogie woogie piano, his father's gift of a dusty Dr. John LP-and the songs he's created. The result is an astonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporary funk and soul scene. The influences are unmistakable the vocal stylings of Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of The Meters and Dr. John; the barroom rock 'n' roll of The Rolling Stones; the gospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band. Francis pays tribute to the masters but has his own story to tell InchIt's the life I've lived so far.

Vinyl LP pressing. 2021 . Wary + Strange marks the collision of two vastly different worlds the iconoclastic alt-rock that first sparked her musical passion, and the roots music scene where she's found breakout success in recent years. Produced by Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Amos Lee) and featuring musicians like Blake Mills, this album arrives as an immersive body of work, redefining the limits of roots music in it's inventive rhythms and textures.

Limited 180gm gray colored vinyl LP pressing. 2021 from the British singer/songwriter. Toyah made the album Posh Pop with her long-term songwriting partner Simon Darlow. Posh Pop is a strong collection of infectious and affirmative pop songs that are as joyous as they are reflective, from the cosmic groove of InchSpace DanceInch, to the sun-kissed anthem of unity InchSummer Of LoveInch. The album is crafted with evocative storytelling and musicianship from Toyah, Simon Darlow (guitars, keyboards, cello), Bobby Willcox (guitar) and Jeremy Stacey (drums). Posh Pop opens with the energy-burst of InchLevitateInch and leads the listener on a journey that climaxes in the soaring, intergalactic-tinged InchTake Me HomeInch. The album was inspired by the world we find ourselves in today and touches on the ever-present desire to be 'famous for fifteen minutes' a la Andy Warhol, escaping the everyday, but above all staying connected to humankind beyond computer screens and geography. Produced by Simon Darlow, Posh Pop is Toyah's first brand new studio solo album since 2008 and twenty-fifth album since 1979.