Candi Staton: Unstoppable review – a soul survivor to cherish

(Beracah/Thirty Tigers)With the death of Aretha Franklin, it’s time to cherish the soul legends that are still around – particularly those, like Candi Staton, who sound as energised as ever. Mark Nevers returns as her producer, adding a rhythm section made up of Staton’s sons Marcel and Marcus, and they smartly avoid twee retro backings. Opener Confidence struts with digital precision rather than analogue murk, as Staton channels James Brown’s surprised funk hollers, ...

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