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Photo by Adam Wissing It's been nearly half a century since Staples Jr. Singers have released an album, but the siblings trio is back with new music. The latest single off their upcoming album is out, and it's a must have for fans of gospel, soul, folk, and Americana. "I've Got a Feeling" sees guitarist R.C. Brown take over lead vocals for a chilled out song that sounds what I'd consider more folk and blues than gospel. Considering their last album, When Do We Get Paid , came out in 1975, it's pretty amazing how relevant a song like "I've Got a Feeling" still sounds in 2024. You can watch the video for "I've Got a Feeling" below. Searching is due out June 14 on Luaka Bop, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Staples Jr. Singers, check out the artist's website . Tue. June 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Music School Sat. June 29 – Paris, FR @ La Défense Jazz Festival Sun. June 30 – Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wal...

Photo by Adam Wissing We're hardly a gospel music blog, but there are always exceptions. In 2022 Luaka Bop reissued their 1975 album When Do We Get Paid , and now the family group (consisting of Edward Brown, R.C. Brown, and Annie Brown Caldwell) are coming out with their first new album in almost fifty years. The first single off that album, "Lost in a World of Sin," is this perfect slice of vintage soul and folk. Even if you're not particularly into gospel, this is going to work for you. The band also consists of the band's children and grandchildren, and the upcoming album was recorded over two nights in a single room church in West Point, Mississippi. If that's not an organic way to record music, I don't know what is. Producer Ahmed Gallab says of his recording process with Staples Jr. Singers: “The process was very easy. There’s nothing like a family bond/band. It was so special to watch how locked into each other everyone was. You can hear and feel t...