soul/funk videos
See: Curtis Harding reveals new video for ‘Hopeful’
Legendary Soul voice Curtis Harding returns with his first new music since 2018, with a single ‘Hopeful’, accompanied by a video directed by photojournalist Lynsey Weatherspoon. Right from the off, it’s a gospel soul banger, the sort which manages (somehow) to sound right now in the present, but could have been written and recorded any …
See: Jorja Smith’s new track ‘Addicted’ is a cautionary tale of love and loss, though there is beauty in its tragedy. Video out now
The tale speaks of someone who wishes to be loved back by a person they’re infatuated with, an experience most people have felt atleast once in their lives. “Too far in it, too far gone. She knows what’s in it, she knows what’s wrong” are the profound opening lyrics to this new track. The comparison …
Track : Chet Faker releases the bubbling funk of ‘Get High’
Chet Faker, the highly acclaimed project of Aussie native Nick Murphy is someone I’ve been following ever since he burst unto the electro -pop scene with his cover of Blackstreet’s ‘No Diggity’. Clearly a distinctive voice in pop music and a masterful showmanship of the ‘one man band’ outfit, he clearly is an artist who …
See: Raf Rundell shares new video for brilliant new single, Always Fly (feat. Terri Walker)
Taken from his forthcoming second album O.M. Days, out on April 9th via the ever brilliant Heavenly Records, ‘Always Fly’ (feat. Terri Walker) is the new single from Raf Rundell. Of the single, Raf says “Here, my dears, is a piece of Grown and Sexy R’nB for the 20’s. Lady Terri Walker, a true treasure …
See: FKA Twigs Teams up with filmmaker Hiro Murai for visuals for ‘Sad Day’
FKA Twigs has teamed up with acclaimed filmmaker Hiro Murai to produce a seven minute fantasy film to accompany her track Sad Day, one of the stand out moments from her recent second album Magdalene. It’s Murai’s first music video since his rightly lauded visuals for Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’. As ever with FKA …
See: Arlo Parks reveals new video for ‘Hurt’
Arlo Parks has released a brand new video for her track, premiered as it was, as the Hottest Record on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 Show. It’s the follow up to her recent lauded single Black Dog, which has received almost 10 million streams worldwide. Of the new track, Arlo says “‘Hurt’ surrounds the possibility …
See: Greentea Peng releases new video for ‘Hu Man’
Over the last few months, South London singer-songwriter Greentea Peng has quickly become a favourite of ours here on Backseat Mafia, so we jumped on her new single Hu Man, which is out now, produced by long time collaborator Earbuds. The song, in her own words, hints at deeper meanings “YOU man, me man, WE …
See: Crushed Velvet & The Velveteers reveal new video for soul ballad ‘As Far As We Know’ feat. Brother GoodLove
Following on from the release of the track As Far As We Know, featuring Brother GoodLove, Alan Evans in his Crushed Velvet & the Velveteers have issued an accompanying video, directed by Samuel Hall of Bystander Media. Evans has pulled together a band with razor sharp soul chops, including in addition to Brother GoodLove, Darby …
See: Aladean Kheroufi releases new video for soulful jam ‘Take a Step’
Taken from his forthcoming EP Beauty Beyond Grief, Canadian-Algerian multi-instrumentalist / producer Altadena Kheroufi has released a new track, Taken A Step. Born out of the worldwide pandemic and the ending of a long term relationship, Kheroufi recorded this collection of classic soul reworkings as a response to these things. Throw in losing your job …
See: Davie releases new video for Testify
Discovered when Defected Records head honcho Simon Dunford visited the cinema, and heard his singing on a Wild Turkey Bourbon advert with Matthew McConaughey, Davie recently released his new single, the gospel soul of Testify. As Dunford says “Few things in life are better than discovering new music. Bottom line is that this is what …