“I met Willie on many occasions — the first of which is when I cold-called him out of the Chicago phone book and asked him to come to my high school radio station.” Cary Baker

“This song is a call to action to people all over the world, no matter their lot, to make a change for the positive.” – Josh Hoyer

The label was re-launched in April 2022 with five historic titles from its illustrious back catalog. Candid Records is doing it again by reissuing five more titles from its heyday.

Check out the video for “Rain Catch Flame” from forthcoming debut album ‘Skeletone Machine’ out September 16!

“In writing this song I really wanted to paint a picture of myself, a sort of therapy session.”

This New Orleans neo-soul sensation’s transition from thin, airy timbre to Chaka Khan depths are smooth and seamless.

“If this song can help one soul hang on for one more hour, ‘Hello Mojo’ has done its job.” – Derrick Procell

“‘Moonshine’ embodies my self acceptance and profound realization that what was once my pain and destruction no longer belongs to me. – Syd Carter West

‘Winter Hill Blues’ takes the listener into a very different world of Bentonia blues which he’s learned under the tutelage of 75-year-old Mississippian Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

This grooving blues track features fat blues guitar and a driving hypnotic rhythm that won’t quit.