Music Monday

THE LEGENDARY ALICE RUSSELL.

Makes you want to ask a few Q's... like...

Adele?

Who's Adele?

Bahaha just kidding (p.s. note - check out Adele's album 21 - her studio band is pretty much comprised ofr my favourite session/groove/heavy-ass-jazz-funk musos on the planet right now - Pino Palladino on Bass, James Poyser on Keys, Chris Daddy Dave on Drums - alumni of D'angelo, the Roots, Common, Erykah Badu, lots of good ish (and john mayer... but no biggie - Pino is a MOFO!)).

Anyways, comparisons aside it's always good to see a resurgence of women with big voices on the charts. UK Soul Songstress Alice Russell needs more mainstream recognition. Let's fix that. Did some cool stuff with the Quantic Soul Orchestra n' the Bamboos too! Y'all should check that out. Buy her records, they're a bit left-of-centre and incredibly soulful. If you haven't watched the video already let me tell her, there is probably no one else in the UK who matches her voice. Definitely worth a whurl if you like BIG soul vocals with a dash of strange.

Speaking of pipes. Been getting into NZ singer Kimbra. Like Russell, Kimbra has a really soulful, jazzy slightly alternative sound. Her album 'Vows' drops THIS FRIDAY. HECKYEAH! Triple J Feature album too. Really lush, summery stuff. Good beats, amazing voice. Check-k it.

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