Monday, August 1, 2011 at 11:05AM 
People seem to be unsure as to when/where this is from, but whatever it is, this new Pharrell featuring and Neptunes produced joint is the best piece I've heard from Joe in years. Classic R&B vibes, that could easily end up on his new album (The Good, The Bad, The Sexy), which is set for an early September release. Spotted over @ the ever efficient Soul Culture.
Monday, August 1, 2011 at 10:53AM 
Whilst I was away at Global Gathering this weekend, Drizzy Drake unveiled the lead single from his forthcoming sophmore album, Take Care. Dreams Money Can Buy, Trust Issues and Marvin's Room are all more up my street, but this Boi-Da1 produced joint is very sick, and you can understand why he chose this to be the first single.
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 1:29PM A stunning exclusive performance from upcoming Manchester-born Soul/R&B artist, Daley. This is the first in Pinboard's new 'introduces' series, which is aimed at concentrating on good music and an important undercurrent of that is discovering and exposing a new generation of music makers. One of my favourite blogs + one of my favourite new artists = great combo. Enjoy.
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 10:46AM 
Some unreleased music from Mr. Hamilton, produced by Jack Splash, which nobody seems to know when it's from or what it's for. Either way, it's amazing, and it hopefully means a new album is on the way. 2-Step.
Anthony Hamilton, R&B, Soul Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 10:33PM 
Joss Stone has been in the news recently for an incident that was somewhat bizarre and disturbing to hear, but now she's going to be in the news for all the right reasons, as her fifth studio album is set to be released next week. Personally, the album isn't for me, but this song is pretty incredible. Pre-order your copy HERE.
Joss Stone, R&B, Soul Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 3:25PM 
Kindred The Family Soul are an R&B/Soul duo consisting of the married couple of Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. They are signed to Hidden Beach Recordings and emerged from the Philadelphia Neo-Soul movement that also includes Jill Scott, who discovered them while the couple were performing at the Black Lily Film & Music Festival in 2001. Since then they have released three studio albums, and this track will feature on their fourth, Love Has No Recession, which is set to be released next week. A very cool album.
Chuck Brown, DJ Kool, Hip-Hop, Kindred Soul Family, R&B, Soul Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 12:36AM 
I'm always a little worried when people remix songs that mean a lot to me, and my word does this song mean a lot to me. However, Ahmed Sirour isn't one to shy away from a challenge and decided to take on one of my favourite songs of all-time and succeeded in creating something that may be even more beautiful than the original. He has changed the beat, tempo and modernised it a little, but still stayed true to the original - the outcome is fabulous. So much love.
Ahmed Sirour, R&B, Remix, Soul, Stevie Wonder Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 12:18AM 
Having heard a few cuts from this tape, it's safe to say that I was very excited to hear the project in its entirety - I'm glad to report that it didn't disappoint, at all. Having sent Jeff a stab in the dark Myspace message a few years ago, Ayah has become one of the most refreshing voices I've heard for a long time and this is one of the most amazing soul projects for years. Here is my favourite track, and you can download the mixtape for free, HERE. (Barry White can sleep in peace knowing that his music is being put to such good use by the likes of Jeff and Zo!)
Ayah, DJ Jazzy Jeff, R&B, Soul Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 3:37PM 
For those of you who have known about this man for a while, you will have watched Rahsaan Patterson grow from the skinny, wide-eyed boy on the classic children’s show Kids Incorporated to one of the most influential soul men on the planet. During this colorful journey, Rahsaan has written songs for and collaborated with Brandy, Van Hunt, Ledisi and Lalah Hathaway; as well as releasing his own critically acclaimed albums and performing to loyal, ecstatic audiences worldwide. I honestly had no idea the new album was so close, but when this dropped in my inbox, I was nothing short of ecstatic. He is one of my favourite soul singers of the past 5 years, and this album has made me realise why - one of the most stunning releases of the year so far.
R&B, Rahsaan Patterson, Soul Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 3:26PM 
Two of my favourite tracks from Zo!'s new EP, ...Just Visiting Three. The Foreign Exchange never release projects that are anything less than spectacular, and this one is no exception. Anthony David actually sounds like Barry White on PYGB, showing us a side of him that I have never heard before. On Marzipan, the soothing harmonies of Eric & 'Te go perfectly with the soulful/jazzy production of Zo!, who for me is one of the most consistent, talented and under-rated producers in the world. Without doubt the best free download of 2011 - I would pay good money for this. The 3rd part in this stunning series is available to download HERE. Two words; on repeat.
