Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – “Call on God” From Soul of a Woman, out now on Daptone. We’ve written a lot on what a dynamic performer Sharon Jones was—and make no mistake, she was a powerhouse. But what I like about this video is it also show what an artists she was, and … Continue reading New Sharon Jones video: Call on God
Video: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – “Matter of Time” From Soul of a Woman, due November 17 on Daptone. We were first turned on to Sharon Jones in 2007 when I (mistakenly, and which was debated at length in the comments) called Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black the best soul record in decades. Commenter … Continue reading New Sharon Jones video: Matter of Time
Brooklyn soulsters have highest debut of their careers and celebrate with a bad ass video for the title track.
Plus new Love Is All, Slash, et al.
Plus new Dr. Dog, David Byrne, et al.
Great shots of the new album.
2 songs incl. a new one.
SonicScoop takes a tour of Brooklyn recording studios, and talks to Daptone Records’ owner/engineer/producer/bass player Gabriel Roth, who was in the middle of recording the new Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings record: “We try to use as few mics as possible, and we’ve been using a lot of ribbon mics on this record. We … Continue reading Daptone’s Gabriel Roth on recording Sharon Jones
Brooklyn soul scenesters bring their high-octane groove machine to Portland, Oregon. The whole city walks with a little more swagger the next day.
I’d love for GLONO to take credit for discovering the fantastic Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings but the truth is that a reader tipped us off when we gushed too long over Amy Winehouse. My hat forever tips to that reader. But now Ms. Jones is getting loads of attention from mainstream media. Just … Continue reading Sharon Jones Gets Mainstream Nod
