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Lady Wray makes her highly anticipated return with "Cover Girl", her third album on Big Crown Records. The album opener, "My Best Step", says it all: "my next step is my best step", and indeed she is taking her artistry to a new high and making the best m

Leon Michels has quietly become one of the most sought-after producers in music. His signature sound has caught the attention of the mainstream while continuing to inspire the underground. Since 2023's El Michels Affair & Black Thought album "Glorious Gam

Australia's world-renowned cinematic soul outfit Surprise Chef return with new album "Superb", a record that represents a change in their creative approach and turns up the heat in their music. Trading in their meticulous writing and recording techniques

Having lent his talents both on stage and in the studio to artists like Amy Winehouse, Lizzo, Pharrell, and Sharon Jones to currently playing every night on The Tonight Show as a member of The Roots, Dave Guy steps out on his own with a jazz record that i

The instrumental version of the underground classic El Michels Affair & Black Thought collaborative album "Glorious Game". When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, "Sounding Out The City", in 2005, it was hard to guess what was

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, have amassed a cult following around the globe. With a slew of classic 7"s and three critically acclaimed full length albums, they set a high bar for themselves, one they cle

Big Crown Records is proud to present "Zero Grace", Liam Bailey's sophomore album on the label. Following the success of 2020's "Ekundayo" album, the tried and true chemistry of Bailey and producer Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) is on full display agai

Big Crown is proud to present Crown Jewels Vol. 3. As we are approaching seven years as a label these compilations have given us an opportunity to put the different artists on the label together on the same release. These compilations are something of a c

Holy Hive released two full length albums and one EP in the short span of 3 years and then they decided to disband. "Big Crown Vaults Vol. 3" digs into the treasure trove of their unreleased recordings and pulls some that never saw their way to vinyl and

Big Crown is proud to present the second volume of Crown Jewels, their various artists compilation series that highlights some of the most popular tunes next to the more obscure. The Crown Jewels comps are a chance to listen to the whole roster in one pla

Over 10 years ago, Leon Michels released his first full length record, Sounding Out The City. It was Michels' first full length record under the moniker El Michels Affair. At the time, the budding retro soul scene consisted of mostly organ quartets a la T