Hailing from Washington, D.C. and based in London, Jalen Ngonda—the rising star of the Daptone Family—releases his highly anticipated second album, “Doctrine Of Love,” on vinyl LP! ! This is Jalen Ngo…

A relaxing rocksteady cover of the R&B classic "One Way Love," worked up with miraculous skill by Daptone's master producer Victor Axelrod.
Leon Dinero's soulful, easygoing vocals, doo-wop choruses and…

A 7-inch single lifted from Got A Story To Tell, the 2024 album by Thee Sacred Souls, the twilight-soaked San Diego Chicano/lowrider modern sweet soul group.
Side A, "Lucid Girl" (sample1), is a gem of…

The long-awaited instrumental version of "Thee Sacred Souls" — the landmark 2022 debut album and masterpiece released on Daptone/Penrose by Thee Sacred Souls, standard-bearers of twilight-melancholy C…

A 7-inch single lifted from "Sentimental Fool," the critically acclaimed bluesy, soulful masterpiece released in 2022 by legendary soul singer Lee Fields, who boasts a career spanning more than 45 yea…

The seventh album from the Brooklyn Afrobeat orchestra!