Do Right! Music Vinyl & CDs

Review: Here's a rare treat, as Canadian producer, self-proclaimed polymath and underground neo-soul chanteuse Maylee Todd inaugurates her band "Pegwee Power" (named, it seems, after a track on her 2010 set "Choose Your Own Adventure") in order to lay down two synth-heavy chunks of 1980s boogie-soul. Smooth A-side "Mutual Attraction" is particularly impressive, sounding like the kind of slick, synth-laden chunk of sensual '80s soul that would once have been a staple of late night AM radio. It's stylistically spot on, of course, though it's the song itself and Todd's sensitive vocal that stand out. Over on side B she successfully turns in a sympathetic and deliciously dreamy cover of the RAH Band's 1983 UK boogie gem "Messages From The Stars".

Review: The Soul Motivators back up their widely acclaimed 2020 album 'Do The Damn Thing' with a new 7" that shows no dip in form whatsoever. The killer double-sided 45rpm is defined by the big, lung-busting and soul-searching vocals of Shahi. The a-side 'It Is What It Is' is well crafted with high grooves and rousing chords all making you want to dance. Lyrically it echoes the ups and downs of all our everyday lives. Reverse it and you'll find 'Raise a Glass' - a hard-hitting deep funk track.