Quadron-Hey Love (Live On Letterman)
Quadron performs “Hey Love” on the Late Show With David Letterman in support of Avalanche.
R&B
Iman Omari-Vibrations Album Stream
Iman Omari is following up last year’s Euphoria EP with MoRuf with his full-length album Vibrations. Fresh Selects is streaming the album from the L.A. based producer/songwriter and offering a free download of the single “Too Late.” Viberations will receive an official release later in the summer.
Throwback: Tyrone Brunson-The Smurf
Tyrone Brunson was a bass player from Washington, D.C. who made a significant stride in ’80′s electro-funk with his song “The Smurf.” Brunson’s song thrived among other electro classics of the time including “Planet Rock,” “Hip-Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop)” and The Jonzun Crew’s “Pac Jam (Look Out For The OVC.)” Despite his contribution to [...]
Mayer Hawthorne-Reach Out Richard
“Reach Out Richard” is Mayer Hawthorne’s tribute to his father and it’s produced by Pharrell Williams from his Where Does This Door Go album.
Sandra St.Victor Returns With Oya’s Daughter
Sandra St. Victor is returning this Fall with Oya’s Daughter exclusively produced by Mark de Clive-Lowe. They last worked together on 2010′s Sandra St. Victor’s Sinner Child song, “At My Spheres.” “I Prefer” is the first preview of the Mack Diva’s album inspired by the African Wind Goddess as Victor explains, “Oya is the Orisha [...]
Throwback: Starpoint-Object Of My Desire
Starpoint’s synthesized R&B put them in competition and company with other bands of the ’80′s like Midnight Star,Klymaxx, Lakeside and The Dazz Band. The sextet was comprised of the Phillips brothers from Maryland, their friend Kayode Adeyemo and singer Renee Diggs. They originally called themselves Licyndiana but changed their name to Starpoint after joining the [...]
Dolphin-Inspiration
Dolphin is a singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore and “Inspiration” is his tribute to Gil Scott-Heron and it uses a sample from Heron’s “We Almost Lost Detroit” to add to its vintage feel.
India.Arie-Cocoa Butter (Video)
India.Arie’s critics can rest knowing that she is still a brown-skinned woman as evidenced in her video for “Cocoa Butter.” Songversation comes out on June 25th.