The Altons - Heartache In Room 14

Following the huge success of Thee Sacred Souls & Jalen Ngonda, Daptone Records hits the spot again with the debut album from The Altons. 

After several wildly popular singles out on Penrose Records, alongside labelmates Thee Sacred Souls, The Altons gear up to release their debut album on Daptone Records.

With lead vocals shared between Adriana Flores and Brian Ponce the interplay between their unique timbres brings a romantic quality to the music that is absent in many of today's soul offerings. Steeped with moody ballads, soulful, tejano-kissed duets and Bond theme psychedelia – Heartache In Room 14 is poised to be a "must have" album of 2025.

4/5 REVIEW IN MOJO: ‘THEY’VE SHARPENED THEIR FOCUS WITH ‘HEARTACHE IN ROOM 14’ , A STRAIGHT-UP BALLADFEST BLENDING EFFORTLESS CROONING WITH STYLISH POP AND TEJANO RHYTHMS, WHILE LYRICS ARE HEARTFELT, VULNERABLE AND INTIMATE’

8/10 REVIEW IN UNCUT: ’THE ALTONS HAVE MUCH IN COMMON WITH HIGH PROFILE LABEL MATES THEE SACRED SOULS, BUT ‘HEARTACHE IN ROOM 14’ HAS
INTRIGUING WRINKLES OF ITS OWN’