Tag: Leela James

  • Leela James – 'Loving You More… In The Spirit of Etta James' | Album Review

    Leela James is in your face. Her vocals feel like they have you gripped by the collar, much like her greatest inspiration, iconic soul titan Etta James (from whom Leela adopted her stage surname). So it only makes sense that her fourth album (second for Shanachie Records), Loving You More… In the Spirit of Etta…

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  • Leela James – My Soul | Album Review

    When hearing Leela James‘ decadent, husky vocals on a track, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d been dropped into a 1970s time warp. Everything from the album art to her musical tone invokes a feeling of nostalgia for that era of classic soul, regardless of whether you were alive then or not. My Soul is…

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