Aaron Frazer
Introducing...
The falsetto crooner and drummer behind soul revivalists Durand Jones & the Indications offers up a tightly crafted and pleasing debut.
Adrian Younge
The American Negro
Poignant and riveting reflection on the effects of racism, featuring the producer's typically vivid fusion of vintage soul and jazz.
Anthony Hamilton
Love Is the New Black
Returning from a long break between albums, the singer begins his independent phase with help from Jermaine Dupri on several highlights.
BeMyFiasco
Where I Left You
Replayable first LP from R&B singer/songwriter Bianca Rodriguez, executive produced by Phonte of Little Brother and the Foreign Exchange.
Bruno Mars / Anderson .Paak / Silk Sonic
An Evening with Silk Sonic
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak push each another to new levels of showmanship on this duly entertaining half-hour of feel-good throwback R&B.
Celeste
Not Your Muse
Fine LP of vintage-current R&B from a subtly distinct artist who has been on the rise for over half-a-decade.
Cleo Sol
Mother
Expansive yet concentrated second solo album from the singer/songwriter, supported again by Sault partner Inflo.
Curtis Harding
If Words Were Flowers
The vocalist and songwriter once again mines R&B's past and present for a set of songs offering love to a world in need.
Dawn Richard
Second Line
The New Orleanian dynamo proudly reps her region, state, area code, and even home on her first Merge album.
Durand Jones & the Indications / Durand Jones
Private Space
The band advances on their pleasurable third album with lush ballads and robust disco grooves.
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Vweto III
The prolific Ms. One puts a glide in your stride with her richest (predominantly) instrumental LP yet.
Hiatus Kaiyote
Mood Valiant
Six years after earning their second Grammy nomination, the Australian avant-soul band delivers a taut and stirring third album.
Jeb Loy Nichols
Jeb Loy
Backed by Cold Diamond & Mink, the ex-pat singer-songwriter reflects on "big trouble" through a rich meld of soul, Americana, and balladry.
Jon Batiste
We Are
The Late Night bandleader crafts an uplifting album of genre-bending soul and R&B.
K, Le Maestro
Whip Music
Chiseled synth funk LP from the London-based Kinshasan, previously known more as a hip-hop producer.
Kenneth Whalum
Broken Land 2
Tranquilizing ballads from a singer, songwriter, and producer known for his extensive resumé as a tenor saxophonist.
L'Rain
Fatigue
Taja Cheek's stunning, genre-blurring second album reflects on personal loss and coping with change.
Leon Bridges
Gold-Diggers Sound
The likes of We Are King, Robert Glasper, and Terrace Martin help the soul singer stretch out on his most modern-sounding album yet.
Lucky Daye
Table for Two
Neatly bundled set of balanced duets between the Grammy-nominated singer and the likes of Yebba, Mahalia, and Joyce Wrice.
Mayer Hawthorne
Rare Changes
Andrew Cohen continues to progress under his soul-rooted guise with his fifth LP, which collects meticulously crafted songs issued in 2019 and 2020.
Mndsgn
Rare Pleasure
Ringgo Ancheta offers benevolent companionship across breezy soul ballads aided by Kiefer, Carlos Niño, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, among other musicians.
Nao
And Then Life Was Beautiful
The third album from the Mercury Prize- and Grammy-nominated R&B artist foregrounds her uncommonly lithe soprano vocals.
Peyton
PSA
The highly replayable debut album from the Stones Throw signee is full of intimate and offbeat R&B.
Robin Thicke
On Earth, and in Heaven
Impressive and stirring independent return from the singer, his first album since 2014.
Rochelle Jordan
Play With the Changes
Assisted by KLSH, Jimmy Edgar, and Machinedrum, the progressive electronic R&B specialist hits her stride by integrating house, garage, and drum'n'bass.
Sault
Nine
The group's fifth album since 2019 centers grim street life with a mix of empathetic ballads and brawling rhythms.
Snoh Aalegra
TEMPORARY HIGHS IN THE VIOLET SKIES
The singer's third album of nuanced, low-profile R&B navigates romantic turbulence with a high level of appeal.
Summer Walker
Still Over It
The R&B singer/songwriter's second album is filled with aching if resolute ballads and contains the Top 40 hit "Ex for a Reason."
Tall Black Guy / Zo!
Abstractions
The producers drop the top for a quick joyride with the likes of Josh Milan, Omar, Phonte, and BeMyFiasco.
Terrace Martin
Drones
The likes of Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and Kamasi Washington join the Grammy-nominated musician/producer on his first proper LP in five years.
The Steoples
Wide Through the Eyes of No One
GB and Yeofi Andoh's second album of heady avant-soul celebrates the sharing of space and life itself.
Tinashe
333
Seven years after her commercial peak, the singer reaches an artistic high with a wide-ranging and authoritative fifth album.
