Shannon Lay - Living Water felt It is almost 20 years

It is almost 20 years since the 'Deep Soul' genre was popularized and packaged by the late music journalist and passionate soul music propagandist

Standalone reissues of the six studio albums which were included in 2015's now-deleted Five Years box set all pressed on 180g vinyl

All in all a fresh and cutting take on the evolving UK scene from one of the new kids on the block that hits all sorts of beats and styles

train station sound design – all existing not as side work but as logical extensions of his philosophy of sound

and paves the way for a new generation of appreciation

Shannon Lay - Living Water felt It is almost 20 yearsThe debut release on Mare, Kevin Morbys new imprint with Woodsist Records, Shannon Lays Living Water is an instant classic. Recorded by Emmet Kelly (Cairo Gang, Bonnie Prince Billy, Ty Segall) in his Los Angeles home studio, this is an album where the room reacts to the music taking shape around it. Lays voice transcends time and space. One cant tell if shes old or new, if shes sitting next to you, on a mountain top, or down in some canyon. Her second