Wah Wah 45s are very excited to announce the second single to be taken from Sun Dogs, the forthcoming LP from Jamie Finlay, one of our most beloved artists with his first new music for the label in fifteen years.
Jamie is an award-winning composer, songwriter and audio practitioner based in Manchester. His early releases on Wah Wah 45s, as well as on Development and Still Music, explored an eclectic range of music fusing soul, jazz, broken beat, funk, spoken-word, deep house and hip hop. His releases garnered rave reviews and saw him perform sell out shows at London’s Jazz Café, support slots for the likes of Roy Ayers, and guest vocals on stage with jazz musician Matthew Halsall. His work has been remixed by Mr. Scruff, Moodymanc and Part-Time Heroes, and has found DJ support from Gilles Peterson, Osunlade, The Juan Maclean, Zed Bias and Luke Una.
For the last ten years Jamie has worked extensively in music and sound for film, art and interactive projects. His work in this field has gained recognition and accolades from institutions such as Sundance Film Festival, BFI London and ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).
This year, Jamie returns to Wah Wah 45s with his debut LP, Sun Dogs. Written and produced between 2021 and 2023, it’s a deeply personal album that explores themes of love, loss, and finding strength in turbulent times.
Following on from the single Family, which received support from amongst others, Deb Grant and Tom Ravenscroft on BBC 6 Music, Somewhere Soul, Osunlade and Laurent Garnier, Jamie is back with another stirring soulful concoction in the shape of Give Back My Love, once again featuring A Certain Ratio vocalist, as well as multi-instrumentalist, producer and writing partner, Ellen Beth Abdi.
It’s a bittersweet love song which tells of the moment in a relationship when you’ve given all you can, but that isn’t enough. It’s about reclaiming the love you’ve given and moving forward, emphasised by marching drums, warmed up by Bryan Corbett’s sultry trumpet and flute, and of course Abdi’s sublime vocal.
The forthcoming album, Sun Dogs is a unique blend of electric soul, spiritual jazz and psychedelia with the emphasis firmly on songwriting. Deeply layered and textural with complex harmonies, sonorous arrangements, memorable melodies and brass lines that go from delicate to thunderous. It was recorded in Jamie’s Manchester studio and features some of the most exciting talent to emerge from the city’s music scene in recent years. As well as Ellen Beth Abdi, the album also features multi instrumentalist Caitlin LM and singer Kemani Anderson from Secret Night Gang.
Reactions and Radio Play
Radio play from Deb Grant & Tom Ravenscroft (BBC 6 Music, UK), Andrew Jervis (Bandcamp Weekly, USA), Karl Phillips “Random Jukebox” (Source FM, Liskeard Radio)
“Wonderful music!” Rob Da Bank (Camp Bestival / Sunday Best, UK)
“Little beauty! Will playlist on PBB RADIO.” Laurent Garnier (Worldwide FM / PBB Radio, France)
“Very nice. A very accomplished piece of contemporary soul and funk.” Ross Allen (NTS, UK)
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Featured on the Bristol Funk Future Of Jazz Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7tXr6BlZgiSCRA6MAn6vv4
“Enjoyed this one, some intriguing elements for sure, one for our future of jazz list :)” Jonalyn (Bristol Funk, UK)
“Dope.” Mathieu Schreyer (KCRW, USA)
“Sweet & Soulful…nice.” Ash Selector (Solar Radio, UK)
“Sounds phenomenal! Thank you so much and keep up the great work!” Daniel Penacoba (Pure Ibiza Radio, Spain)
“VERY NICE VOCALS AND GROOVE ON THIS..WILL PLAY!” Raj Selli (Solar Radio, UK)
“Love it!!!!” Veronique Prebolin (Radio Krimi, France)
“Nice one!” Junior (Record Breakin’, USA)
“This Manchester cooperation keeps staying on a very high level.” Mans Stromberg (Radio Helsinki, Finland)
“Beautiful.” Kate Magic (Soho Radio, UK)
“Very nice!” Jamal Ahmad (Jazz 91.9FM, USA)
“Cool Downtempo cut.” Deli G (Future Of House, UK)
“Lovely arrangement, sweet vocals. Will play on WRUV-FM.” Jay Paul (WRUV FM, USA)
“Nice, I’ll support.” Timos Koklas (Reverb Nation, Greece)
“Coool.” Tjerk Coers (Armada Music, The Netherlands)
“Really nice tune!” Karsten John (Vinyl Vibes, Germany)
“Love the track. Already purchased it before I saw the promo!” Jason Palma (Footprints, Canada)
“Superb vibes, timeless.” DJ Mr Lob (Melbourne, Australia)
“Solid soul stuff.” Matteo ‘Pizza’ Chelini (Ritmo Radio Show, Italy)
“Will be playing on my “Random Jukebox” show.” Karl Philips (Source 96.1 FM, UK)
“Such a good one!!!” Markus Milz (Radio Corax, Germany)
“Lovely track, I really like that bass lines would be nice to highlight that in any future remixes. I’ll try fit into a future show. Thanks for the release.” DJ Nelito (Power FM, UK)
“Deep and powerful.” Amar Kabouche (Fauve Radio, Hong Kong)
“Love this.” Frankson (Various, UK)
“Nice.” Jon Freer (Various, UK)
“Very nice!!” Sven Thomschke (Radio z 95.8FM, Germany)
“Excellent. Love Ellens vocals on this.” Paul Knight (Reform Radio, UK)
“I can relate heavily, it hurts and heals at the same time.” Rene Josquin (Format Analog, Germany)
“Cute vocals, nice lo fi drums.” Chris Greenwood (Mi-Soul Radio, UK)
“Nice one.” Rado Tomek (NuSpirit Club, Slovakia)
“oooooh!! This one hits the spot (with one of my favourite drum patterns too)!” Breakplus (Mythstery, UK)
“Pleasant blend of sounds and voice.” Cesare Cera (Bologna Uno, UK)
“Nice one.” Robert Lochmann (Radio X, Germany)
“Pleasant, early doors tune.” Steve KIW (Balearic Assassins, UK)
“A Good track for our contemporary soul update.” Ollie C-Burn (C-Burn, UK)
“Love it……Summer Vibes x” Matthew Langfear (Various, UK)
“Little trumpet has a big soul and will be getting the love back. Can’t wait for the album.” Gerry Hectic (YATM, UK)
“Absolutely lovely music guaranteed to receive massive radio support from the likes of 6Music not just because of its provenance but for Jamie’s track record and his impeccably constructed soundscapes. There’s a definite feel of motion picture sounds in this recording, placing it into an interesting sub-genre. Any suggestions?” Drummie Dave (Various, UK)
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