July 2007

Nicole Willis is featured on "the Flexatones Originals" album from Fat Belt Records. Ms. Willis is singing a duet with Papa Zai on track "Cause I Want" and solo on track titled "Fresh". For more information see www.fatbeltrecords.com. View the video for "Fresh" at the Flexatones myspace page.

"Keep Reachin' Up" Timmion Records, is set to be released in the USA on Light In The Attic Records for 24 July, 2007. There is a re-release of the album in the UK on BoomBox, and the release of the single "If This Ain't Love (Don't Know What Is)" in regions France, Benelux, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Italy on Differ-ant, Rough Trade, Namskeio, Vortex/Symbiose and Goodfellas.

BoomBox is set to release remixes from Mr. Scruff, Elizabeth Shepherd Trio and The Dynamics to name a few.

Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators. Photo: Diana Djeddi

Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators continue to get rave reviews from the USA press. See the links mentioned to read about it:

  • XLR8R Magazine
  • IDOLATOR - highly influential U.S. blog read by big writers of Rolling
    Stone, Spin, Village Voice, NY Times, etc.
  • OTHER MUSIC (best record store in NYC, which just launched their store
    "digitally" - mp3s, etc.)


With tour dates at Dour Festival, Belgium, in France, Germany and Finland, Nicole Willis and The Soul Investigators are set to begin recording a second release of their collaboration in August 2007.