There are few things that get us more excited that hearing about upcoming albums from our favorite soul music stars. So sharing with SoulTrackers what’s coming up in 2022 is a pure labor of love. Here is our semi-annual listing of Upcoming Albums and EPs from some of our most popular SoulTracks artists.
There are few things that get us more excited that hearing about upcoming albums from our favorite soul music stars. So sharing with SoulTrackers what’s coming up in 2022 is a pure labor of love. Here is our semi-annual listing of Upcoming Albums and EPs from some of our most popular SoulTracks artists.
Longtime Favorites: When it comes to acts that have been at the forefront for decades, they don’t get much bigger than The Temptations. And Otis Williams and the gang return on January 28 with Temptations 60, celebrating a six decade legacy as perhaps the greatest R&B vocal group of all-time. But other classic soul stars are releasing new music soon, including multi-SoulTracks Award winning vocalist Maysa, whose Music For Your Soul arrives in Spring, and Joss Stone, with February's Never Forget My Love. Also look for a plethora of classic soul releases coming on CD, digital and vinyl, including a 50th Anniversary set of Marvin Gaye’s classic What’s Going On, as well as the vinyl version of the highly anticipated orchestral reimagining of the biggest hits of Detroit with Motown: A Symphony of Soul.
The Jazzier side of soul is busy in 2022, led by recent SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Award winner Jeff Bradshaw. And his project will be joined by much anticipated projects from Lindsey Webster, Rick Braun, Wade C. Long, Jeanne Ricks and Nicholas Payton.
Indie Soul Stars are busier than ever, and some of the biggest are returning in 2022. Look for new releases from Mamas Gun, Ascendant, Sugaray Rayford, Binky Womack, JD’s Time Machine, Beth, James “Biscuit” Rouse, Whitney McClain, The Sully Band and Bludazz.
And finally, we love seeing the next generation of rising stars do their thing, and so we’ll be excitedly waiting for releases fromSoulTracks Readers’ Choice Award winner Acantha Lang, Maverick Sabre, Amber Mark and the ethereal soul of Moonchild.
All in all, 2022 looks like another winning year for music. Below is our more detailed list of upcoming album releases. Do you know of others? Hit us up using the “Contact Us” button below.
Upcoming Album Releases (shown by date of release)
January
Ty Juan - Mood 22 (January 26)
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 50th Anniversary (January 28)
St. Paul & the Broken Bones - The Alien Coast (January 28)
Various Artists - Summer of Soul (January 28)
Samm Henshaw - Untidy Soul (January 28)
Amber Mark - Three Dimensions Deep (January 28)
The Temptations - Temptations 60 (January 28)
Various Artists - Mainstream Funk (January 28)
Mavarick Sabre - Don't Forget to Look Up (January 28)
MF Robots - Break the Wall (January 28)
Lance Ferguson - Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol 2 (January 28)
Ivy Lo - A Love Ride (January 29)
Damion Cantrell & His Trio - Bright Side (January)
Whitney McClain - Whitney's Favorites (January)
February and Beyond
James Brown and Stro Elliot - Black & Loud (February 4)
Bennett Roth - Grown (February 8)
Rick Braun - Self Titled (February 11)
Joss Stone - Never Forget My Love (February 11)
Moonchild - Starfruit (February 11)
David Benoit - A Midnight Rendezvous (February 18)
Motown: A Symphony of Soul - Vinyl (February 18)
Swamp Dogg - I Need a Job...So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune (February 25)
Sugaray Rayford - In Too Deep (March 4)
Diquan Julius - Retrospective (March 4)
Nicholas Payton - Smoke Sessions (Remixed) (March 8)
Binky Womack - March 10, 2022
Desmond Parson - ReSoulution (March 11)
The Sully Band - Let's Straighten It Out (March 11)
Marshall Titus - The Marshall Plan (March)
Ascendant - Illuminate: YELLOW (March)
Mamas Gun - Cure The Jones (April 1)
Jade - Contact (April 22)
Jeanne Ricks - Who is Jeanne Ricks? (April)
Carvalho - Apocalyptic Son (April)
James "Biscuit" Rouse - Biscuit and Buddy (April)
Maysa - Music For Your Soul (May 1)
Tony Walk - "Good Vibes Only" (May 6)
Devon Howard - Morning Son (May 12)
Lindsey Webster - Reasons (Spring)
JD's Time Machine - Stokes & Machine (Spring)
Jeff Bradshaw - TBA (Spring)
Trade Stevens - Sweet Hell Inside (June)
Beth - TBA (March)
Wade C. Long - A Long Story (July 8)
Sharon Rae North - Silhouette (July)
Terrie Rimson - The Sequel (Threads of Love) (July)
Roderick Harper - TBA (July)
Kinzoogianna - Gold For The Hungry Souls (August)
BD3 & Unkle Nephew - TBA (Summer)
Vanessa Poolian - Movin' On (December 1)
On The Horizon (Release Dates TBA)
Hanna Baiardi - Magic
Bludazz feat. Michael J. Calhoun - Chillax
Wayne Brady - TBA
Ty Causey - Milestones, Vol. 1
The Family Stand - Evolve
The Force MDs - Continuing the Legacy
Acantha Lang - Beautiful Dreams
Kenya - S.H.E.
Lamone - I Am Lamone
Maxwell - MidsummersNIGHT
Wendy Moten - As
Najee - TBA
Evan Silva - Reihana Street
Usher - Confessions II
Zo! and Sy Smith - "Until We Meet Again"