Bravest Man In The Universe album stream

The soul legends album is due out on 11th of June in the UK (12th US) and the whole thing has been made available for you to preview before you buy it. You can literally hear the pain in his worn voice, which isn't surprising considering all the things this man has gone through. I swear hearing it is enough to rip a few layers from your soul. This album is likely to be one of my favourites of the year and it will definitely be worth every penny.


Hear it all here on the Guardian (via Pinboard)

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Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart (Funk Version)

Bobby Womack is up there with the greats: Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Aretha and that in itself makes this worth posting. His voice is raw and real and despite the cancer he's facing, you really can't tell it in his voice. This version makes only gentle changes to the one that will feature on his album The Bravest Man In The Universe to be released on the 11th June on XL, but if anything, it's closer to his previous material which contrasts to the scratches and sampling on the original. It's pretty cool that XL are bringing this legend to a new audience and that the Gorillaz collaboration on Stylo wasn't a one off; he's still relevant.

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