[Music Video + MP3] Janelle Monáe – Q.U.E.E.N. feat. Erykah Badu

Somehow, even though I had heard about it, I forgot to check for this track when it dropped last week even though Janelle Monáe and Erykah Badu are two of my favorite artists but I noticed the video had just dropped via Pinterest (check me here if you’re into that sort of kind of thing, BTW) so I figured I’d just post both now. Are these (the song and video) as epic as you would expect from a collab between these two creative talents? I think you can guess where I stand on this question….

[MP3 + Music Video] Latasha Lee – Win Her Heart

I never thought I’d say this but Texas’s Latasha Lee Robinson, along with her band, The BlackTies migth could be the singer who can fill the enormous gap left in music after the still untimely death of the late, great Amy Winehouse. She’s the real deal. Check out this track that’s very reminiscent of “Love is a Losing Game” and tell me I ain’t right! At very least, it’s better than than travesty that is the Andre 3000 & Beyonce cover of Amy’s “Back to Black”

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[Music Video + MP3] Bird – Crazy

Cool music from T.dot-based singer-songwriter-producer, Aaron Bird. Is this soul of the electronic or pop variety, R&B or something else? You be the judge. Not sure the vocals are quite as stellar as they ought to be, after all there’s a lot of contenders in the new school blue-eyed soul field from Ben Stevenson locally and Adam Levine & JT in the mainstream to Daniel Beddingfield, Mike Posner, Ben Westbeech and Colin Munroe who were lighting up the blog world three, four years ago (and indie artists, Alex Boyd, Phil Beaudreaux and Matt Patterson who I’ve featured here at the Kitchen). But this video is a really well done take on the same idea Kanye explored in his “Flashing Lights” video. Dig Bird’s vibe? Check out his “The Whole World Knows” video, also directed by Andre Dupuis, director of the TV show, ‘Departures’HERE.

[Thanks Ty for the heads up….]

[MP3] Ania Soul – Over You

Long time readers know I’ve supported Toronto singer, Ania Soul in the past. She just posted this song on her Soundcloud page but I was blessed to hear it while reviewing her Sonicbids submission for NXNE a few weeks back. Great song!

[MP3] Kalabrese – Independent Dancer

Indie-disco, dance-punk, disco-rock?? I’ve no idea how you should label this (or if you need to), but I LOVE it!!! Shades of David Byrne/early Talking Heads on this one….