New 2025 RnB, Funk, Dub & Electronica Albums

Rowing Up River To Get Our Names Back 2025

Interesting material, on the nationalistic side of things, very listenable, and lively, with some nice lyrics from the poetry and writings by Anthony Joseph ... and the beat, or the funk'y style could be said to be secondary to the actual words, that stand out from the rest ... you don't even get this kind of work in the rock area at all, where folks think lyrics are important but will intentionally ignore them when it isn't in their favorite style, or with some growling.

Only 3 pieces from the album that will be released in a couple of weeks. They are nice ... very nice indeed ... "Black History" is very good, and a historyical sort of work ... in a way that we did not expect to hear ... but very intelligently done, and strong.

Nice enough that I had to listen to it again ... and again ... to the point that I could not listen to anything else after it ... and that is the meaning of something that is well done and good.

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The Young Mothers

Before If You Let It

Based on one piece, the title one (I presume), this is interesting, though we might think it has some touches that are not always found ... I couldn't help thinking of the original Mothers (Frank Zappa's) and hopefully it wasn't because of the name of the group ... but it was a very slight touch, and likely no connection, but it made the whole thing interesting, specially for a long cut.

Album is due in about a month, so this is a bit of a preview, and if the rest of the album is anything like this piece, it should be worth while for a good listen.

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Paul Taylor

It's a Brand New Day

Sample is "Forever More" and it is nice and if anything you can tell the experience and the ability of someone that has a very long history in the music business as a collaborator for many folks ... and this piece is a very nice ballad that is well thought out and played like it. We can only hope the album is the same. It is due in about a month.