Future soul

Future soul or future throwback is a term often used by UK singer-songwriter Daley^[1] in the 2010s to describe a style of music that emerged from soul and contemporary R&B. Although both soulful and conscious, future soul is distinguished from neo soul as it infuses more elements of pop, electronica, dubstep and hip hop instead of jazz and funk.

Future soul has emerged into the mainstream with commercial and critical success from several future soul artists such as Alex Clare^[2] and his hit song "Too Close",^[3] Daley,^[4] Kymistry,^[5] Omari Oneal^[6] and Janelle Monae.

French DJ David Guetta has done future soul in his song "Night of Your Life", which features American singer Jennifer Hudson. Grammy nominated Melbourne-based band Hiatus Kaiyote have described their music as future soul.^[7][8]

References

1. "INSIDE: Daley's Sweet Acappella, Talks Soul Movement, Music, Superhero, More". Singersroom.com.
2. Paul Lester. "New band of the day – No 923: Alex Clare". the Guardian.
3. "Meet Alex Clare, the voice behind 'Too Close'". USATODAY.COM.
4. "MSN Entertainment".
5. "kymistrymusic.com".
6. "Ras OMARI". Ras OMARI.
7. "Hiatus Kaiyote Explains What the Hell A Kaiyote Is". Okayplayer.
8. "Exploring The R&B Field Nominees". The GRAMMYs.