Daptone Records

Jalen Ngonda announces debut album for Daptone & tour, shares 'Come Around and Love Me' title track

London-via-DC artist Jalen Ngonda puts an authentic, refreshing spin on ’70s-style soul with his latest single ”Come Around and Love Me,” the title track of his upcoming debut album for Daptone.

Watch Sharon Jones & Charles Bradley videos from upcoming Daptone live at Apollo album

Daptone Records turns 20 this year, and in honor of the anniversary, the label will release The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo…

new Sharon Jones compilation on the way (stream the Stevie Wonder cover)

The compilation includes five previously unreleased covers, two originals that were recorded for the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ soundtrack but not used, and more…

Bill's Indie Basement (5/10): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: reviews of new albums from Death & Vanilla, DOOMSQUAD, Pottery, The Mystery Lights, Mammoth Penguin, and more.

The Frightnrs releasing dub version of their 2016 LP on Daptone (hear a song)

Last year, The Frightnrs frontman Dan Klein sadly passed away at 33 after battling A.L.S, and the band’s album Nothing More To Say was released on Daptone after his death. On October 20 of this year, Daptone will release a dub version of the album…

Instrumental soul band The Olympians releasing s/t LP on Daptone (song stream)

The Olympians include members of Lee Fields’ band, Charles Bradley’s band, The Dap-Kings, Budos Band, Antibalas, The Arcs, and more.

Rough Trade opening a 4th store; Gramercy Arms, Naomi Shelton, French Style Furs & more playing the NYC one

The Guardian reports that Rough Trade will open a new shop in Nottingham, the “independent music chain will establish its fourth store, following last autumn’s opening in New York…

Sharon Jones had her surgery

As we hated announcing, Sharon Jones was recently diagnosed with stage-one bile duct cancer which caused her to cancel a bunch of shows and delay a new album release…

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings give the people what they want on new LP (stream a track)

The soulful sounds of the great Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings return with Give The People What They Want, the new album which will see the light of day August 6 via Daptone Records…

Reigning Sound playing Beat Kitchen in July, working on new LP

Memphis, TN’s Reigning Sound began to track their Merge Records debut at the famed Daptone Records studio last month. Details on the album are sparse, but it’s nice to know that it will arrive sometime in the near future…
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