Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators

Keep Reachin' Up
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Description

Keep Reachin’ Up, is a passionate but suave mod soul collaboration between the lovely and talented Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators. From the cold far North dance underground, this scintillating vocalist and celebrated Finland funk collective have created a uniquely hot record of romantic grooves.

Top 10 Urban Album of the Year. The sound of young Finnish funk. Willis and band breathe new life into an often curatorial musical tradition. – Mojo

“Feeling Free” – Song of the Year – Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 1

They round up every stray vibe a soul LP should boast. Four Stars! – Record Collector

Probably the best classic Motown album never recorded. Five Stars! – i-DJ Magazine

Light In The Attic Records is proud to release a passionate but suave mod soul collaboration between the lovely and talented Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators. From the cold far North dance underground, this scintillating vocalist and celebrated Finland funk collective have created a uniquely hot record of romantic grooves.

The Brooklyn-born Willis has worked with Curtis Mayfield, Leftfield, and done crucial work for Mo’ Wax, while the Finnish-bred Soul Investigators have crafted two previous full-lengths...

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Artist Bio

The Brooklyn-born Nicole Willis has worked with Curtis Mayfield, Leftfield, and done crucial work for Mo’ Wax, while the Finnish-bred Soul Investigators have crafted two previous full-lengths and a handful of 45s.

After a few years of lending vocals to various groups, Willis became involved with the New York soul-hip-hop collective Repercussions. “The Mo’ Wax release was the first for us and the label… It seems as always with universal consciousness that people are reaching back into their history and picking out timely genres and musical movements.”

It doesn’t bother Willis that some people might consider her sound retro. “Certainly the music was a project of love but retro isn’t a swear word so it could be considered that as well… we are continuing in a tradition.”

Adored by the UK’s Northern Soul DJs and fans, Keep Reachin’ Up has conquered Europe with...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Feeling Free (Record Plant Rough Mix)
    3:37
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  • 2 If This Ain't Love (Don't Know What Is)
    3:29
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  • 3 Keep Reachin' Up
    3:24
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  • 4 Blues Downtown
    5:13
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  • 5 My Four Leaf Clover
    2:53
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  • 6 A Perfect Kind Of Love
    4:01
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  • 7 Invisible Man
    3:00
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  • 8 Holdin' On
    3:37
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  • 9 No One's Gonna Love You
    6:06
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  • 10 Soul Investigators Theme
    2:43
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