r&b

Slacker brings back the slow jams

Streaming radio site Slacker Radio has a brand-new station that might get its more softhearted listeners in the mood for some love-making.

The new DJ-curated "Old School R&B" station takes you back in time with some of the silkiest hits from artists like Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Etta James. But '80s babies (like me), don't fret, because the station also extends into our golden era with more-contemporary, yet still decidedly old-school, crooners like Mint Condition, Boyz II Men, and Maxwell.

Curated and socially programmed stations are available free to all Slacker users, … Read more

Charles Bradley, 'Now That I'm Gone': Free MP3 of the Day

7 inches is a vaunted measurement in soul-funk circles; there's nothing quite like a classic vinyl single. That's the premise of the new compilation from Brooklyn indie label Daptone, and Charles Bradley will make you see why it's so. Galloping grooves meet scratched up, empassioned pipes.

Pieces of Peace, 'I Still Care': Free MP3 of the Day

Nonviolent vibes were a thing you could hold in your hand--and more important, put on your turntable--with this seminal Chicago soul group, now getting a rerelease on Quannum. Pieces offer both the warm vocals of the guy groups and a billowing early funk that prefaces EWF.