Indeed, Daptone truly is the house that soul built... and the best part is that they are still building it because Daptone is a living, breathing entity putting out records today. Listening to old Otis Redding or James Brown or Motown is wonderful, but going down to the record store to pick up new but already timeless Sharon Jones or Charles Bradley... and seeing them live... that's a whole nother thing. Example: Charles Bradley's (featuring Menahan Street Band) "The Golden Rule" off of last year's exceptional Ain't No Time For Dreaming (one of my favorite albums of last year). That's a classic sound and Charles Bradley's is a classic voice, and yes those lyrics could have been written in the 60's, but listening to the lyrics you can definitely tell he's singing about 21st century America and 21st century America's soul.
Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band "Golden Rule" by defend music
That's what soul music is about: saving souls and elevating souls, and right nobody's doing it better than Daptone Records.
Happy Birthday Daptone Records, thanks for the memories, and for playing Buffalo a lot lately.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings How Long Do I Have To Wait (instrumental) Funk 45 by J..M
Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires play The Town Ballroom February 25. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of the show, 7 PM doors. Shit, it's a Saturday night. What the hell else you gonna be doing? Go and get some church a day early.
Enjoyed. Thanks