Artist: bobby womack

photo by Victoria Holt Seattle electronic band Beat Connection has debuted the first single from their upcoming full length release Palace Garden . "Palace Garden, 4am" sees the band going in a wonderful new direction, complete with vibrant live drums and Tom Eddy's gorgeous vocals. Palace Garden will be out June 19 on Moshi Moshi/Tenderage Records. See them at Sasquatch! this weekend and listen to "Palace Garden, 4am" below: Beck fans can [...]

Filed under: News Jamie Sabau, Getty Images As Spinner previously reported, singer Bobby Womack was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year and required surgery . Now, according to Pitchfork, Womack has just been given a clean bill of health from his doctors and is reportedly cancer-free . "We're delighted to announce that Bobby Womack has successfully undergone surgery for suspected colon cancer," a note on the singer's [...]

We have received some splendid news this Thursday morning, as Bobby Womack has been given the all-clear from colon cancer. Diagnosed back in March, it appears the soulful music legend went through some surgery and is now good to go. What made this news especially shocking at the time was that it came with Bobby Womack's first full-length recording in 13 years in The Bravest Man in the Universe. "We're delighted to announce that Bobby Womack has successfully undergone surgery for suspected colon cancer. A tumour was removed last night which [...]

In arguably the best news of the day, Pitchfork reports that Bobby Womack has posted news on his Facebook page announcing that he has been given the all clear from doctors regarding the colon cancer he was diagnosed with back in March. The post reads: "We're delighted to announce that Bobby Womack has successfully undergone surgery for suspected colon cancer. A tumour was removed last night which turned out to be cancer free. We wish him all the best in his recovery from the operation. Thank you for [...]

Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack is now cancer free following surgery to remove a tumor. Womack was diagnosed with colon cancer in May 2012. A statement on Womack's Facebook reads, "We're delighted to announce that Bobby Womack has successfully undergone surgery for suspected colon cancer. A tumor was removed last night which turned out to be cancer free. We wish him all the best in his recovery from the operation. Thank you for all your kind messages and support." With the cancer behind him, Womack can now focus on [...]

Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart

photos by Toby Tenenbaum Willis Earl Beal had me at his opening line, "I am gonna sing you some songs and then I am gonna get off the Goddamned stage!"...He's a born performer and for the duration of his hour long set, he sang like a man possessed! Think of the vocals of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell on You" and add a whole lot of soul with an addictively entertaining stage presence and you've got Willis Earl Beal. [ accordingtog ] [...]

Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack feat JJ Johnson and his Orchestra - The Apple Scruffs Edit - Click to download. The original Bobby Womack jammer is one of my favorite songs of that era. It's a beautiful ode to Harlem that has stood the test of time. The Apple Scruffs do great work on this one. Enjoy.

This edition in the Covered With Soul series might be one of the best so far. Here we have covers of songs better known by Free, The Rolling Stones, The Young Rascals, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Stephen Stills, Bobby Hebb, The Carpenters, Matt Monro, James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, Blood Sweat & Tears, The Bee Gees, The Box Tops, Joe Cocker (covering The Beatles), Gil Scott-Heron, Judy Garland, Frankie Valli, and Nat 'King' Cole. Some of these versions rework the songs so thoroughly, one might imagine they have always been soul songs. Just check out what [...]

Way Out West presenterade i dag två namn som garanterat gör två olika generationer mycket lyckliga: Bobby Womack och Best Coast. Fast att säga att musiken tilltalar olika generationer är givetvis fel. Båda dessa akter tilltalar garanterat de flesta av festivalens besökare, de som vi kan kalla för musikälskare. Biljetter till Way Out West, som går av stapeln 9-11 august i Göteborg, precis som vanligt, kan ni köpa här .

Bobby Womack 's new album, The Bravest Man In The Universe , is going to be very special indeed. Co-produced by [ do action="main-artist"]Damon Albarn[/do] and Richard Russell , the record will be his 26th - and the first since the artist was diagnosed with cancer. This Albarn and Russell re-edit of the eponymous single is one of the most beautiful things I've heard all year, with Womack's remarkable voice sitting atop a delicate, d'n'b-aping drum loop. The Bravest Man In [...]

The release of Bobby Womack 's The Bravest Man in the Universe is fast approaching, so XL Recordings is back at it to release some new material. We have already heard the riveting " Please Forgive My Heart ", but here is a funk version to spice things up. While the track isn't quite as funky as I was hoping, it does shed some new light on the piece. The Bravest Man in the Universe is due out June 12 via XL Recordings.

Vietnam-era soul great Bobby Womack will soon release his new album The Bravest Man In The Universe , which Damon Albarn and XL Records boss Richard Russell produced together. We've already posted the wailing confessional " Please Forgive My Heart " (as well as the title track ), and now here's the song's dancefloor-ready "funk" version, which comes with drums that owe more to circa-'90s rave. Listen below. Read More...

It's been many years since Bobby Womack has released a solo album. Mostly, in recent memory, he's come back into the public consciousness due to guest spots on Gorillaz's Plastic Beach and The Fall Perhaps this collaboration helped inspire Womack to return to making music of his own, because this year he's making a comeback with The Bravest Man in the Universe, coming out in June. One of the first announced tracks from the album is the title track, which is a wonderful return to Womack's signature soul sound. Things begin [...]

It's been many years since Bobby Womack has released a solo album. Mostly, in recent memory, he's come back into the public consciousness due to guest spots on Gorillaz's Plastic Beach and The Fall Perhaps this collaboration helped inspire Womack to return to making music of his own, because this year he's making a comeback with The Bravest Man in the Universe, coming out in June. One of the first announced tracks from the album is the title track, which is a wonderful return to Womack's signature soul sound. Things begin [...]

Back in March, we received the news that soul veteran Bobby Womack would be releasing a new LP on June 11 in the U.K. and June 12 in the U.S via XL Recordings. Titled The Bravest Man in the Universe , the album was produced by Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz fame, with whom Womack has collaborated on 20102s Gorillaz record Plastic Beach , as well as its followup, The Fall . We've already heard " Please Forgive My Heart ," and now we have our second taste [...]

photo by Christopher Nelson Finally, Twin Shadow has announced a follow up to phenomenal 2010 album Forget . On June 10, Confess will be released via 4AD, and the first single, "Five Seconds", is available below for the price of an email address. "Five Seconds" is a beautiful extension of the ideas he began on Forget , and if similar material follows, Confess will be equally fantastic. Grab "Five Seconds" below: [...]

Save for the occasional left-field appearance, a year ago many would have assumed Bobby Womack's career had essentially wound down. The soul mastermind is, after all, battling colon cancer. It seems the omnipresent threat of mortality made for serious inspiration, as Womack is returning with his first full solo LP in what's nearing twenty years. Look out for The Bravest Man in the Universe on June 12th, and check out the title track below.