Sugaray Rayford - Human Decency [LP]

FORTY BELOW RECORDS

£21.58

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: FBR040LP
Barcode: 762183956924
Release Date: 25 Jun 2024
Genre: Blues / R&B

Sugaray Rayford is a man with a message and a larger than life personality and voice to deliver it.

Working with producer, songwriter Eric Corne for the past 3 albums, the soul-blues powerhouse has crafted an incendiary sound and narrative, combining classic soul melodies and funky R & B grooves with raw blues power.

The pair's first collaboration, 'Somebody Save Me', earned Rayford a 2020 Grammy nomination. Later that year he took home Blues Music Awards for 'Soul Blues Male Artist' and 'B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.' Rayford's follow up In Too Deep won a plethora of awards including the Blues Music Award for 'Soul Blues Album of the Year'.

His new release is entitled 'Human Decency'. The title track is a simple reminder that our similarities are stronger than our differences and in the end, there is no black or white or left or right, there are only hearts and minds.

About the leadoff single, "Run For Cover" a song that takes no prisoners, Q Magazine declares, "The bluesey soul of Rayford comes on full steam with this powerhouse single."

"We're calling people on their bullshit but we're having fun with them. That's my way. I'm gonna tell it to you straight but with love in my heart. I always bring some suga with the salt!" says Sugaray, bellowing with laughter.

An all-star cast lent their talents to the album, including guitarist Rick Holmstrom and singer Saundra Williams who are both from Mavis Staples's band, along with bassist Taras Prodaniuk (Lucinda Williams, Merle Haggard).

PRESS RUN/CONFIRMED:
Q Magazine – premiere of "Run for Cover" “The bluesy soul of Rayford comes on full steam with this powerhouse single, all in the name of a wake-up call for the planet we call Mother Earth. Rayford’s larger-than-life personality and funky soul swings along at a steady clip, giving voice to a worthy cause all the way down the line.”
Allmusic feature (homepage) review and for inclusion in e-newsletter
Soul & Jazz & Funk out now “A real soul throwback – think classic Stax!”
Blues Matters - review out now “A fantastic release, Sugaray Rayford is destined for further success on his musical journey.” Blues Matters.
Blues Matters- feature to run in July

RADIO: 6 Music Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show playing multiple tracks

LP Tracks: Failing Upwards / Human Decency / Stuck Between / Strawberry Hill / Run For Cover / Dirty Rat / Ain't That A Man / Hanky Panky Time / Aha