Kamoken feat. Malou Beauvoir – ‘Higher Love’

Everyone knows ‘Higher Love’, the 1986 hit by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings. It’a a formidable song to cover, and yet, Chicago born, New York raised Malou Beauvoir gives it her best shot, and hits the mark. Meanwhile, Kamoken, aka Cheff Loncher, and Chico Boyer, an activist and community leader, as well as the owner of Kamoken Studios, provide the instrumentation required for Beauvoir to realise her vision for ‘Higher Love’. Kamoken are signed to Beauvoir’s Panthera Music International label, through which she promotes modern Haitian music and art. ‘Higher Love’ is the first single from Malou Beauvoir’s new album.

Dynamyte – ‘Show Me You’

Dynamyte is an independent artist who does just about everything herself, including the music video for her latest single, ‘Show Me You’, which has so far amassed hundreds and thousands of views. The Boston singer-songwriter shows that it’s possible to garner enough momentum and do it on her own terms, while never once surrendering her creative control, and showcasing her musicianship, fabulous singing and down to earth songwriting, and her sense of style, when it comes to visuals.

Final Draft – ‘Started’

Final Draft have that certain something that takes good R&B and makes it great R&B. Following in the footsteps of other greats, such as Boyz II Men, and Blackstreet, the Atlanta based trio who make up Final Draft – Lucky, Divine, and Voice – have had multiple viral videos, with views in the millions, so far. The New Kings of R&B have released break out single, ‘Started’, and show not just some serious soul, but also why so many have chosen them as their new favourite R&B group.

Soup Review – ‘Stars In Their Eyes on SSRIs’

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is known for its gritty musical tradition, which fuses RnB, soul, British Folk, and Rock ‘n’ Roll. Think Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Joe Cocker, Def Leppard, Reverend And The Makers, ABC, The Human League. It’s brisk, no-frills, no punches pulled; smart and witty, with songwriters who don’t suffer fools gladly, and who don’t hesitate to use irony and sarcasm, along with a dark humour, to get their point across. Soup Review, with their new song, ‘Stars In Their Eyes On SSRIs’ are a fine example of a Sheffield band, with their front and centre melodies, and formidably intelligent lyrics.