Review: Soothsayers - Fly Higher (Wah Wah 45s)

The WAH WAH 45s 26th anniversary party has the mighty Soothsayers with a VINYL release of their 11th album, get in early! 

We're long term fans of the label as you can tell from the many reviews on YATM and this is another excellent release.

OK, so we're still waiting for a certain Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s top man, Jazz FM, Soho Radio and many more) who in the past has been playing out the Hectic Extension of the previous singles to actually have an official release of one.  And members of Soothsayers have links with the South Coast but even so, this 10 tracks is the band at their Afrobeat/reggae/dub best.

I honestly think this is their best work to date. The musicianship, the guests, the production, the three-part harmonies, the message, but above all the song-writing, are all on point.

The album is out this Friday on vinyl LP (and digital via Bandcamp) only. It'll get a full release on evil Spotify and elsewhere in January 2026.

If you've seen Youthsayers at any of their gigs/festival events, you'll know these guys have a legacy to follow them; and you can add 'Fly Higher' to that too!

BUY LINK: https://soothsayers.bandcamp.com/album/fly-higher

Live Shows

September 21st The Jazz Café, London
October 10th Eco Park, Porthtowan, Cornwall
October 11th The Jam Jar, Bristol
October 24th Brundenall, Leeds
October 25th The Vale, Mossley
November 8th The Hall, Hastings
December 12th Fox & Firkin, London
December 19th Bossaphonik, Cowley Workers Club, Oxford

Artist: Soothsayers  

Release: Fly Higher 
Release Date: 19th September, 2025
Label: Wah Wah 45s
Catalog Number: TBC
Format:VINYL LP Digital / BANDCAMP