Ian Pople
@theacousticeggbox.bsky.social
Modernist. Internationalist. Antiracist. #MDANT. In my head, I’m a writer; in reality, I assess your vital signs. Mostly music-based words occasionally cobbled together at: http://www.theacousticeggbox.com
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Ian Pople
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· May 20
Egg Box Essentials: Soul, Funk & Jazz Edition - May 2025
Get ready for summer 2025 as The Acoustic Egg Box presents some of the best new soul, funk & jazz music released in 2025 so far.
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Hi all. Here's my new blog post featuring some of the best soul, funk & jazz releases of 2025 (so far). If you'd rather listen than read, there's a Spotify playlist incorporated. If you like what you hear, please help promote these great artists by giving them the love they deserve! wp.me/p9hY2N-1kv
A rare EggBox soul-grooving action shot captured recently on a beautifully sprung dancefloor somewhere in Taunton.
No talcum powder was harmed during the capture of this image.
#northernsoul #soulmusic #thelawnstaunton
No talcum powder was harmed during the capture of this image.
#northernsoul #soulmusic #thelawnstaunton
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A rare EggBox soul-grooving action shot captured recently on a beautifully sprung dancefloor somewhere in Taunton.
No talcum powder was harmed during the capture of this image.
#northernsoul #soulmusic #thelawnstaunton
No talcum powder was harmed during the capture of this image.
#northernsoul #soulmusic #thelawnstaunton
Once again @lippykidmusic.bsky.social has produced a sublime, & this time also very emotional piece of writing about the greatest album ever made. I love the personal angles of these wonderful articles & this one takes it to a new level. RIP Mike, your legacy lives on via your amazing son in law ❤️
Thanks again to anyone who's continued to keep pace with this series. It's hugely appreciated.
Continuing with an assertion: We all need a musical hero. It's a universal truth...
52 Albums To Shape A Soul - Part 49
🖤x
lippykidmusic.substack.com/p/52-albums-...
Continuing with an assertion: We all need a musical hero. It's a universal truth...
52 Albums To Shape A Soul - Part 49
🖤x
lippykidmusic.substack.com/p/52-albums-...
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Once again @lippykidmusic.bsky.social has produced a sublime, & this time also very emotional piece of writing about the greatest album ever made. I love the personal angles of these wonderful articles & this one takes it to a new level. RIP Mike, your legacy lives on via your amazing son in law ❤️
Mrs EggBox has gone to bed. I’m now alone with Kraken & the Beatles Anthology 4.
Yes, I’ve listened to these songs many times before, but hearing the humanity & playfulness involved in their recording is making this boy somewhat emotional.
Oh man ❤️
Yes, I’ve listened to these songs many times before, but hearing the humanity & playfulness involved in their recording is making this boy somewhat emotional.
Oh man ❤️
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Mrs EggBox has gone to bed. I’m now alone with Kraken & the Beatles Anthology 4.
Yes, I’ve listened to these songs many times before, but hearing the humanity & playfulness involved in their recording is making this boy somewhat emotional.
Oh man ❤️
Yes, I’ve listened to these songs many times before, but hearing the humanity & playfulness involved in their recording is making this boy somewhat emotional.
Oh man ❤️
Starsailor and Ed Harcourt at the 02 Academy in Bristol last night.
Very good indeed.
I’ve just looked at the drinks bill on my credit card and I suspect Mrs P must’ve bought everyone in the place a pint!
Very good indeed.
I’ve just looked at the drinks bill on my credit card and I suspect Mrs P must’ve bought everyone in the place a pint!
November 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Starsailor and Ed Harcourt at the 02 Academy in Bristol last night.
Very good indeed.
I’ve just looked at the drinks bill on my credit card and I suspect Mrs P must’ve bought everyone in the place a pint!
Very good indeed.
I’ve just looked at the drinks bill on my credit card and I suspect Mrs P must’ve bought everyone in the place a pint!
Only off on the bloody train to Bristol again! Tonight it’s Ed Harcourt and Starsailor at the 02. Nearly 23 years together and we are still like a couple of excited kids.
PS that really is my excited face.
PS that really is my excited face.
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Only off on the bloody train to Bristol again! Tonight it’s Ed Harcourt and Starsailor at the 02. Nearly 23 years together and we are still like a couple of excited kids.
PS that really is my excited face.
PS that really is my excited face.
Well that was quite brilliant.
Congratulations to my Scottish friends from an Englishman who is jumping up and down and screeching with delight along with you all.
😍
Congratulations to my Scottish friends from an Englishman who is jumping up and down and screeching with delight along with you all.
😍
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Well that was quite brilliant.
Congratulations to my Scottish friends from an Englishman who is jumping up and down and screeching with delight along with you all.
😍
Congratulations to my Scottish friends from an Englishman who is jumping up and down and screeching with delight along with you all.
😍
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Last night I received a notification that early next year, the Jazz Cafe is hosting a series of gigs by Central Line, Light of the World and a supergroup calling itself The Brit Funk Collective. I pounced quickly. Here's why. www.patreon.com/posts/143837...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Last night I received a notification that early next year, the Jazz Cafe is hosting a series of gigs by Central Line, Light of the World and a supergroup calling itself The Brit Funk Collective. I pounced quickly. Here's why. www.patreon.com/posts/143837...
45yrs after my first gig at Bristol Hippodrome & his transition from electronic synth-pop wizard to electronic-industrial-goth-rock elder statesman later (yes, I made that title up…), Gary Numan’s show at the Bristol Beacon last night was also very wonderful indeed. #garynuman #livemusic #musicsky
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
45yrs after my first gig at Bristol Hippodrome & his transition from electronic synth-pop wizard to electronic-industrial-goth-rock elder statesman later (yes, I made that title up…), Gary Numan’s show at the Bristol Beacon last night was also very wonderful indeed. #garynuman #livemusic #musicsky
Oh man! On a wet November day this is glorious & SO uplifting.
Brother Wallace is a new soul kid on the block & this his 1st single Who’s That? is brilliant. If u dont smile & tap your toes whilst listening I’ll be over to check 4 a pulse. Take it 2 the bridge Brother W
youtu.be/ekyFaEsEFRI?...
Brother Wallace is a new soul kid on the block & this his 1st single Who’s That? is brilliant. If u dont smile & tap your toes whilst listening I’ll be over to check 4 a pulse. Take it 2 the bridge Brother W
youtu.be/ekyFaEsEFRI?...
Brother Wallace – Who’s That? (Official Video)
YouTube video by Brother Wallace
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November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Oh man! On a wet November day this is glorious & SO uplifting.
Brother Wallace is a new soul kid on the block & this his 1st single Who’s That? is brilliant. If u dont smile & tap your toes whilst listening I’ll be over to check 4 a pulse. Take it 2 the bridge Brother W
youtu.be/ekyFaEsEFRI?...
Brother Wallace is a new soul kid on the block & this his 1st single Who’s That? is brilliant. If u dont smile & tap your toes whilst listening I’ll be over to check 4 a pulse. Take it 2 the bridge Brother W
youtu.be/ekyFaEsEFRI?...
Post of the day 😂😂😂
Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Post of the day 😂😂😂
@retrousse.bsky.social
I’ve (finally!) got round to reading your fine article on Brian Wilson in September’s @uncutmagazine.bsky.social
That’s some of the best music writing I’ve had the pleasure of reading in a fair while.
Thank you 👌
I’ve (finally!) got round to reading your fine article on Brian Wilson in September’s @uncutmagazine.bsky.social
That’s some of the best music writing I’ve had the pleasure of reading in a fair while.
Thank you 👌
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
@retrousse.bsky.social
I’ve (finally!) got round to reading your fine article on Brian Wilson in September’s @uncutmagazine.bsky.social
That’s some of the best music writing I’ve had the pleasure of reading in a fair while.
Thank you 👌
I’ve (finally!) got round to reading your fine article on Brian Wilson in September’s @uncutmagazine.bsky.social
That’s some of the best music writing I’ve had the pleasure of reading in a fair while.
Thank you 👌
I'm reposting this as I genuinely think hat this lad deserves a much bigger audience than he's getting. Not only does he have a fantastic voice, he wrote all the songs and played every instrument on the album bar drums. Give it a listen, he's a very talented young man #LukeMarzec #MusicSky
Luke Marzec is 1 of my fave discoveries of the year & his fine debut LP Something Good Out Of Nothing is nailed on to be in the AEB 2025 Top 30. He has a voice with shades of Cocker, Waits & even Samuel T Herring; jazzy, bluesy, soulful. Heres the gorgeous Space To Be Free ❤️ youtu.be/JNNgO4SC3uA?...
Space To Be Free
YouTube video by Luke Marzec - Topic
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I'm reposting this as I genuinely think hat this lad deserves a much bigger audience than he's getting. Not only does he have a fantastic voice, he wrote all the songs and played every instrument on the album bar drums. Give it a listen, he's a very talented young man #LukeMarzec #MusicSky
Daoud’s “ok” is hands down my jazz LP of the year. Ive posted his music before & hardly any1 noticed. He is EXCEPTIONAL guys! If Chet Baker recorded Rise era Herb Alpert circa with bits of David Axelrod thrown in for good measure…
Here’s a stunning live version of Dijon 😍 youtu.be/5AEU_ZdQGEY?...
Here’s a stunning live version of Dijon 😍 youtu.be/5AEU_ZdQGEY?...
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Daoud’s “ok” is hands down my jazz LP of the year. Ive posted his music before & hardly any1 noticed. He is EXCEPTIONAL guys! If Chet Baker recorded Rise era Herb Alpert circa with bits of David Axelrod thrown in for good measure…
Here’s a stunning live version of Dijon 😍 youtu.be/5AEU_ZdQGEY?...
Here’s a stunning live version of Dijon 😍 youtu.be/5AEU_ZdQGEY?...
The old boy woulda been 85 today
This is me & he in August 66; Id just turned 3 & he was 25
Its sobering that about 11yrs after the photo was taken hed gone
“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the 1st day of your honeymoon & the last day of your vacation” Leo Tolstoy
RIP Dad x
This is me & he in August 66; Id just turned 3 & he was 25
Its sobering that about 11yrs after the photo was taken hed gone
“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the 1st day of your honeymoon & the last day of your vacation” Leo Tolstoy
RIP Dad x
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The old boy woulda been 85 today
This is me & he in August 66; Id just turned 3 & he was 25
Its sobering that about 11yrs after the photo was taken hed gone
“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the 1st day of your honeymoon & the last day of your vacation” Leo Tolstoy
RIP Dad x
This is me & he in August 66; Id just turned 3 & he was 25
Its sobering that about 11yrs after the photo was taken hed gone
“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the 1st day of your honeymoon & the last day of your vacation” Leo Tolstoy
RIP Dad x
How to describe Devotion & The Black Divine - the fabulous new LP from anaiis. How about lo-fi mystical soul? There are some stoned Massive Attack + chilled SAULT style vibes too. Have a listen to Deus Deus then pull up a reefer & sink into the rest of the album. 😍🕶️ youtu.be/ZCPLV15tKlI?...
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
How to describe Devotion & The Black Divine - the fabulous new LP from anaiis. How about lo-fi mystical soul? There are some stoned Massive Attack + chilled SAULT style vibes too. Have a listen to Deus Deus then pull up a reefer & sink into the rest of the album. 😍🕶️ youtu.be/ZCPLV15tKlI?...
Luke Marzec is 1 of my fave discoveries of the year & his fine debut LP Something Good Out Of Nothing is nailed on to be in the AEB 2025 Top 30. He has a voice with shades of Cocker, Waits & even Samuel T Herring; jazzy, bluesy, soulful. Heres the gorgeous Space To Be Free ❤️ youtu.be/JNNgO4SC3uA?...
Space To Be Free
YouTube video by Luke Marzec - Topic
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Luke Marzec is 1 of my fave discoveries of the year & his fine debut LP Something Good Out Of Nothing is nailed on to be in the AEB 2025 Top 30. He has a voice with shades of Cocker, Waits & even Samuel T Herring; jazzy, bluesy, soulful. Heres the gorgeous Space To Be Free ❤️ youtu.be/JNNgO4SC3uA?...
35 years after I last watched them, Martin Stephenson & The Daintees at Bristol Thekla on Sunday night were just as wonderful as ever. MS is the very definition of the epithet “undervalued songwriting genius”. Not only that, he’s a warm, gifted & hilarious raconteur. A beautiful evening all round ❤️
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
35 years after I last watched them, Martin Stephenson & The Daintees at Bristol Thekla on Sunday night were just as wonderful as ever. MS is the very definition of the epithet “undervalued songwriting genius”. Not only that, he’s a warm, gifted & hilarious raconteur. A beautiful evening all round ❤️
D’Angelo, 1 of the pioneers of the 90s neo soul movement, dead at 51 from pancreatic cancer
A hugely influential talent who sat on a lofty intersection where Marvin meets Prince
For me Brown Sugar is 1 of the great soul LPs of the last 40yrs. A groundbreaking record made by a true maverick.
RIP
A hugely influential talent who sat on a lofty intersection where Marvin meets Prince
For me Brown Sugar is 1 of the great soul LPs of the last 40yrs. A groundbreaking record made by a true maverick.
RIP
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
D’Angelo, 1 of the pioneers of the 90s neo soul movement, dead at 51 from pancreatic cancer
A hugely influential talent who sat on a lofty intersection where Marvin meets Prince
For me Brown Sugar is 1 of the great soul LPs of the last 40yrs. A groundbreaking record made by a true maverick.
RIP
A hugely influential talent who sat on a lofty intersection where Marvin meets Prince
For me Brown Sugar is 1 of the great soul LPs of the last 40yrs. A groundbreaking record made by a true maverick.
RIP
Mrs EggBox first on the floor with the magnificent sistas! 😍
#weddinggrooves
#weddinggrooves
October 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Mrs EggBox first on the floor with the magnificent sistas! 😍
#weddinggrooves
#weddinggrooves
Richard Hawley and his amazing band performing Coles Corner on Weston Super Mare’s Grand Pier last night.
From the opening note of the string section on the album’s title track, I may have had some grit in my eyes.
Music that could move mountains.
Exquisite ❤️
#richardhawley
From the opening note of the string section on the album’s title track, I may have had some grit in my eyes.
Music that could move mountains.
Exquisite ❤️
#richardhawley
October 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Richard Hawley and his amazing band performing Coles Corner on Weston Super Mare’s Grand Pier last night.
From the opening note of the string section on the album’s title track, I may have had some grit in my eyes.
Music that could move mountains.
Exquisite ❤️
#richardhawley
From the opening note of the string section on the album’s title track, I may have had some grit in my eyes.
Music that could move mountains.
Exquisite ❤️
#richardhawley
What a great start to the day. What a track!
See, this is exactly why I follow Vintage Obscura Radio. I could have lived out the rest of my days and never heard this track. But I happened to see them share this, and I had nothing else to do, so I clicked on it, what the hell, why not. And it is INCREDIBLE.
Wanda Robinson - Instant Replay [US, Soul/Jazz/Poetry] (1971)
https://redd.it/64j0fo
https://youtu.be/-IoO4hJoE04
https://redd.it/64j0fo
https://youtu.be/-IoO4hJoE04
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
What a great start to the day. What a track!
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🎠 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎠
We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.
Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....
Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...
We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.
Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....
Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🎠 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🎠
We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.
Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....
Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...
We're joined by
@oharaviolin.bsky.social @kevadams.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and Chris Heath to discuss all things Don't Stand Me Down on it's 40th anniversary.
Listen here podfollow.com/the-giddy-ca....
Also now on YouTube! youtube.com/@thegiddycar...
The more I play this LP the better it sounds. It’s a real contender for my album of the year. Seeing them live recently has only enhanced my feelings about it, as having met them I can confirm they are a genuinely lovely bunch of gents. Borderlands by #TheMilk - British soul at its very best ❤️
October 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The more I play this LP the better it sounds. It’s a real contender for my album of the year. Seeing them live recently has only enhanced my feelings about it, as having met them I can confirm they are a genuinely lovely bunch of gents. Borderlands by #TheMilk - British soul at its very best ❤️
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It’s the P.I.T.S man vol 17 … it’s back ! Hope you enjoy a tune or 2
@stevomusicman.bsky.social @goldstar571.bsky.social @mick002.bsky.social @caistercampanne.bsky.social @monkeypicks.bsky.social @willothewhisk.bsky.social @modernistj.bsky.social
@sequinworld.bsky.social
youtu.be/VYPVJiOtHtY?...
@stevomusicman.bsky.social @goldstar571.bsky.social @mick002.bsky.social @caistercampanne.bsky.social @monkeypicks.bsky.social @willothewhisk.bsky.social @modernistj.bsky.social
@sequinworld.bsky.social
youtu.be/VYPVJiOtHtY?...
October 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s the P.I.T.S man vol 17 … it’s back ! Hope you enjoy a tune or 2
@stevomusicman.bsky.social @goldstar571.bsky.social @mick002.bsky.social @caistercampanne.bsky.social @monkeypicks.bsky.social @willothewhisk.bsky.social @modernistj.bsky.social
@sequinworld.bsky.social
youtu.be/VYPVJiOtHtY?...
@stevomusicman.bsky.social @goldstar571.bsky.social @mick002.bsky.social @caistercampanne.bsky.social @monkeypicks.bsky.social @willothewhisk.bsky.social @modernistj.bsky.social
@sequinworld.bsky.social
youtu.be/VYPVJiOtHtY?...