Toronto R&B/Soul Artist, Aphrose, Transports Listeners to the Golden Age of 70’s Era Soul With Brand New Single, “Good Love”
With music that moves between the golden age of 70’s Soul and its modern iterations, Canadian R&B, Soul, and Neo-Soul artist, Aphrose, (Joanna Mohammed) is a stunningly expansive vocalist and creative lyricist who honours the origins of the genres through her expertly created, and historically informed sound.
With vocal dexterity that would impress her musical heroines, Aphrose’s dazzling, 1970’s hued sound transports listeners to a time when Soul music went beyond a musical category and into a feeling while incorporating the Soulful sounds of today.
As she gears up to release her sophomore album this Fall featuring both Classic and Neo-Soul, Aphrose has unveiled her first single from the project, a shimmering vintage Soul ballad about finding the right person titled “Good Love.”
Written by Aphrose and production trio SafeSpaceship (Scott McCannell, Chino DeVilla, and Ben Macdonald) who also performed on and produced the track, “Good Love” features the incredible vocal stylings of Toronto artist, Kyla Charter.
Bathed in rhythmic percussion, shimmering synth, and a wall of lushly harmonious vocals, “Good Love” delivers the delightful, invigorating musical magic of live instrumentation, player collaboration, and the subtle intricacies that tie the sounds of Soul with a bow. A song that celebrates the search and ultimate discovery of the right love, “Good Love” creatively evokes the feelings the track journeys through, communicating to the listener through both lyric and instrumentation. Taking listeners through the difficulty of finding love, and the occasional need for reassurance, Aphrose’s newest single tenderly reaffirms that finding “Good Love” is not only possible but exceptional when the time comes. Aphrose’s stunning range crosses the vocal stratosphere, with both a lead and background performance that packs the powerful punch of Soul’s female giants, showcasing her astonishing range, and complete vocal control. Replicating the warmth of the 70’s – a time when listeners could almost feel a sound, “Good Love” could easily play between “Lady In My Life” and any track from “Songs In The Key Of Life”. Rhythmically glistening with percussive and vocal interplay, Aphrose’s “Good Love” offers an enchanting back to the height of Soul, and forward to her glowing take on it.
Taking her artist name from her mother’s birth name, which changed after her grandmother converted their family to Christianity, Aphrose honours her Trinidadian roots, family, and musical upbringing with her stage name. Her sophomore album, set for release in Fall 2023, will continue to honour the Soulful sounds of the 1970s along with the Neo-Soul sounds of today, integrating pieces of her family and upbringing throughout.
Aphrose shares,
“‘Good Love’ is about accepting the love that we so often deny ourselves because we feel undeserving. When the world feels out of control, there’s a safe space where you can go to where you feel seen, understood and accepted; that’s the “Good Love” I’m talking about.”