Martha Redbone is a young singer-songwriter from New York City who has been likened to Macy Gray, India.Arie and Erykah Badu. Her songs are an innovative blend of funk-tinged rock, R&B and pop. More importantly, they are deep and moving. It's not often that you hear this kind of music. It sounds like it was crafted not in a studio, but at a dinner party where the guests include Sly Stone and Prince, Roberta Flack and Al Green. Joni Mitchell might stop in for a cocktail, while Minnie Riperton goes straight for the dessert; something sweet.

Martha Redbone makes that kind of music: not what soul music was or is, but what it will be.