Joss Stone
Less Is More
A teenage Joss Stone leans into a lilting, reggae-kissed soul groove and sings about wanting less with the husky authority of a singer twice her age.
Instrument
trumpet
7 tracks.
Corinne Bailey Rae
Put Your Records On
Corinne Bailey Rae's sun-dappled soul-pop single is a gentle invitation to let your hair down, all breezy guitar, soft horns and a warm voice telling you to grow into yourself.
Amy Winehouse
You Know I'm No Good
A slinking, horn-stabbed confession of infidelity from Back to Black, written by Amy Winehouse and produced by Mark Ronson with the Dap-Kings' players: retro soul with a lyric no 1960s girl group would have sung.
Brazilian Girls
Karaköy
A walking-pace daydream named after an old Istanbul harbour district: Sabina Sciubba's supple voice and soft trumpets carry a song of wandering and missing someone, from Brazilian Girls' 2018 comeback album Let's Make Love.
2raumwohnung
Somebody Lonely and Me (Nacht)
The night side of a song recorded twice: 2raumwohnung's 2017 single sets Inga Humpe's German verses and English refrain over a darker, 1980s-flavoured synth arrangement, one of two versions on their double album Nacht und Tag.
Groove Armada
Superstylin'
Groove Armada's 2001 single fuses house with dancehall, reggae and dub over a speed-garage bassline, with MC M.A.D. on vocals and a live horn section; a UK number 12 and a 2003 Grammy nominee.
Gregory Porter
Don't Lose Your Steam
Gregory Porter's up-tempo lead single from Take Me to the Alley: a warm, gospel-rooted jazz-soul song of encouragement, carried by his rich baritone and a small acoustic band.