100% Records [Release date : 28.03.25]

Eleventh album from English 8 piece soul band, the Stone Foundation.

It’s said that you should judge people by the company they keep.

If four time Grammy nominee, Melba Moore; Nina Simone soundalike, Sheree Dubois; emerging UK soul/jazz talent, Laville; Jam/Style Council alumnus, Paul Weller, all guests on previous albums, are anything to go by, then the Stone Foundation are up there, jostling elbows with the best that soul music has to offer.

Namedropping aside, it’s unquestionably the band at the core of the music, everything else is just information.

Regular contenders on the vinyl best seller lists, their last 4 releases have been Top Forty album chart entries.

No surprise in that… there are moments in Revival Of Survival that are are better than full albums of other bands.

There is no formula. ‘How Many Times’ starts up by mixing brass, piano and ambient noise, then ushers in a chamber choir on the softly spoken chorus, rising in volume and emotion toward the end of the track, where it finds a tribal groove.

On standout track, ‘Cut Me Loose’ you can’t help but think Burundian guest singer, JP Bimeni is the guy Chicago were looking for on their early funk, soul and groove albums.

The focus on detail, crisp production and immaculate delivery is remarkable. There’s a lot of moving parts, but every piece fits.

‘Summer Song’, sung by English neo-soul singer, Omar, crams so much together … marshalling punchy brass rhythms behind warbling keys, glassy guitar sounds and a slick percussive groove. Soulful backing vocals come in half way through, shadowing Omar’s emphatic vocal, giving the song a jazzy, laid back, hip hop feel.

The other side of the coin – the simple, catchy ‘Fix You Up’ – carefully rations the horns behind an insistent beat, giving the the song some extra oomph at all the right moments.

Another step up the ladder by The Stone Foundation.

The band is just about to embark on a Record Shop Tour, then a full nationwide tour in the summer. ****

Review by Brian McGowan

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