Review: Kenny Thomas - Unstoppable (777 Records)

You'll be forgiven if you're thinking, "that name rings a bell" as this is Kenny Thomas' first studio album in 15 years! And he (and Opolopo) have something beautiful even if he's never felt this way before.

Even if this sounds like it could have been produced a few years ago, as in Solar Radio as a pirate station days, this is the best 'follow-up' to his tik-tok generation 'sensation' from an 'in-person' performance in the heart of King's Cross (see him 'Thinking About Your Love' HERE) on the corner of Euston Road/Crestfield Street (Ed. I was involved in a RTA in the 80s there driving a Ford Capri with a 'Honk If You Funk' sticker on it).

This is soul-pop-boogie that you'd want to hear on any radio station including the now full legal Solar Radio; 'Shout Out' even includes Kim Wilde!  I was only a couple of months ago she won a gold medal at prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show and she is going on tour later on this year, not bad for an 80s icon nearly picking up her state pension.

Kenny might have written 'How Does It Feel' about her as it a proper Caister/Southport Soul Festival sing-a-long classic already.   In fact, all 11 tracks are close to this, Blues & Soul Magazine giving it a 5 star review declaring "as good as anything he has ever previously done"

If you add the vocal/lyrical quality of tracks like 'I Need You', 'Without You' and the killer gospel blues of 'Walking Man' with the album's soul/house/funk quality of Opolopo production (who is known for his own tracks and 1000s of remixes) as they bring a Shalamar groove up-to-date; you might say 'Unstoppable'!

There's a new slower version of 'Thinking About Your Love' with solo piano which completes the set but I'm already getting over excited at the prospect of a Opolopo remix of 'Walking Man'.

BUY LINK: Kenny Thomas – Kartel Music Group

Artist: Kenny Thomas

Title: Unstoppable 

Release date: 8th August, 2025
Label : 777 Records
Catalog Number : TBC 
Format:  Vinyl LP / CD / Digital