Sly & the Family Stone
A multiracial, mixed-gender band from San Francisco fused soul, rock, and psychedelia into pure funk, soundtracked the late-60s dream, then made a dark 70s masterpiece.
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Funkadelic
George Clinton's acid-rock funk collective fused Hendrix guitar, deep groove, and cosmic philosophy into some of the wildest, heaviest, most free music ever made.
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War
A multiracial Southern California band blended funk, soul, Latin, jazz, and reggae into a warm streetwise groove, behind "Low Rider" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
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Khruangbin
A trio from Texas who turned dusty soul, Thai funk, dub, and surf guitar into a wordless, hypnotic sound that feels like the soundtrack to a movie only they can see.
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The Meters
The New Orleans band that turned the second-line pulse into the tightest, most sampled funk ever recorded. Four players, no wasted notes, all pocket.
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Dope Lemon
Angus Stone slipped out the side door of Australia's biggest folk duo, grew a moustache of guitar fuzz, and built a smoke-filled universe of cats, honey, and pink Cadillacs.
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Little Barrie
The English power trio behind the Better Call Saul main-title theme — and the deep, greasy fuzz-soul catalogue running underneath it.
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Tame Impala
Kevin Parker alone in a studio, building shimmering psychedelic pop one overdub at a time, and quietly reshaping the sound of modern music.
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Say She She
A New York trio making joyful discodelic soul: three voices braided into tight harmony over deep analog grooves, with a protest streak underneath the party. Start with Prism.
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Crumb
Four friends who turned hazy, jazz-tinged bedroom pop into one of indie's most devoted followings. Woozy keys, warm bass, and headphone-deep atmosphere across three unhurried records.
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Thee Sacred Souls
The San Diego trio who revived sweet soul for Daptone's Penrose label, cutting tender lowrider ballads that sound beamed in straight from 1972.
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Neal Francis
The Chicago pianist who turned a New Orleans piano obsession and a hard-won road back to sobriety into some of the warmest soul and funk of the modern revival.
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Curtis Mayfield
The Chicago singer, guitarist, and producer who led The Impressions before a landmark solo career. His 1972 Super Fly soundtrack and floating falsetto shaped the sound of soul and funk.
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Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast
A powerhouse soul-rock band from Asheville, North Carolina, fronted by vocalist Caitlin Krisko. Known for a big live show, they built a run of singles and EPs into the studio album Heirloom.
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Joslyn & The Sweet Compression
An American soul and funk band from Lexington, Kentucky, fronted by powerhouse vocalist Joslyn Hampton, reviving classic 1960s and 1970s rhythm and blues with a horn-driven sound.
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Parlor Greens
Parlor Greens are an American instrumental Hammond organ trio working in the classic soul-jazz and funk tradition, recording for Colemine and Karma Chief Records.
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The Dip
The Dip is a seven-piece soul and rhythm-and-blues band from Seattle built around a full horn section, joining classic 1960s and 1970s soul arrangements to contemporary songwriting across albums like The Dip Delivers and Sticking With It.
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Zion Marley
Zion Marley is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter, and a grandson of Bob Marley, building a catalog of roots-forward singles across the mid-2020s.
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The Animeros
An American instrumental band blending cumbia rhythms and Latin grooves with reverb-soaked desert and border rock, with a compact catalog centered on a 2024 self-titled EP and a run of singles.
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Fela Kuti
The Nigerian pioneer of Afrobeat, whose hypnotic, horn-driven grooves fused funk, jazz, and Yoruba music into fearless political protest. Start with Zombie.
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