give the people what they want
The release of the fifth studio album by Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, was delayed last summer due to the small matter of the reigning queen of retro funk and soul having been diagnosed with cancer of the bile duct. “Give The People What They Want” will be out on January 14th on Daptone […]
victim of love
Since the release of 2011’s award winning debut, ‘No Time for Dreaming’, Charles Bradley has transformed from a rising star in the Daptone galaxy into a bona-fide headliner, now affectionately known across the globe as the “Screaming Eagle of Soul.” Bradley and writer/producer/multi instrumentalist Thomas “TNT” Brenneck returned to Dunham studios in 2012 and recorded […]
what the world needs now
The funk Band Sugarman 3 are back with their new all-instrumental album “What The World Needs Now” on Daptone Records. You can now download the instrumental “Rudy’s Intervention” for free on Rolling Stone (right click). buy the album on iTunes or Juno. Stream the entire album on Paste Magazin. Support: MySpace | Daptone Records | Twitter
the crossing
The Menahan Street Band‘s forthcoming LP “The Crossing” comes October 31st on Dunham/Daptone Records. Thomas Brenneck says “That the The Crossing is music to an unreleased Sergio Leone western starring the Wu Tang set in 1992.” Download the title track for free via Rolling Stones Magazine. – – Support: Facebook | Daptone Records –
label love vol. 4
“Label Love” is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe – each track plucked and presented by label heads from All City Records, BBE Music, Brownswood Recordings, Daptone Records, Kindred Spirits, Now Again, Record Breakin’, Tokyo Dawn Records, Tru Thoughts Recordings and Ubiquity […]
heartaches and pain
“Heartaches and Pain,” the new single from soul singer Charles Bradley, was written during a time of great sorrow. “Tom [Brenneck] and I wrote the song as a way to help me heal from my brother’s passing,” says Bradley. “It was a heartbreaking loss for me. The loneliness and pain I felt during that time […]
el rego
El Rego, soul musician from africa. Daptone Records is about to release a collection of his twelve greates tracks from the late ’60s and early ’70s. The CD version includes a booklet with El Rego’s own story of his life and music and comes along with pictures from his personal collection and artwork from his original […]