The album is finally released in Japan with two bonus tracks ('Where There's A Will" and "Wholeheartedness"). It's available to order from HMV Japan here

08/12/07         KOOP fm in Texas - radio play and review 

DJ Pint Sized Pauly has been spinning 'Lucky Like That'. Check out the review here

14/11/07         The BDI's album to be released in Japan!!!

The BDI's album will be released in Japan on Grey Dog's Records in January 2008. More details coming soon...


20/10/07         Scottish Internet Radio     

Top Blues & Soul DJ Jim Moore has been spinning tracks from the new album on his show 'The Juke' on Scottish Internet Radio. Check out the show here.


10/10/07         Album now available from iTunes

The BDI's album can now be downloaded straight to your iPod here.


22/09/07         Album to be featured on Jukebox Jury, BBC Radio Merseyside

The BDI's album will be discussed indepth on the Spencer Leigh show by a panel of four local celebrities.


18/09/07         Robert Elms plays "Lucky Like That" on BBC Radio London

"I didn't think they made records like this anymore..." Robert Elms


17/09/07         Latest Album Reviews

The album continues to attract great reviews. Here's the latest two:

"...their album is great. Not just indie great, but genuinely, inventively, surprisingly great. The BDI's are full of soul, funk, style and good music and by thunder, they deserve success.

It would be unfair to single out single tracks for praise because it's a tremendous body of work but 'Still Get The Same Old Kick' sears with a throaty intensity that's as good as anything a British soul band could produce.

Shameless homage it may be, but the BDI's shouldn't care. They've created a record that's as needed in today's music scene as a serial killer is in future series of Big Brother. Listen out for this trio and you won't be disappointed."  Chris Stanley, tastyfanzine.org.uk


"This is London based trio The BDI's debut album and a refreshing album it is too. With live instrumentation throughout including acoustic guitar, congas and horns, it's firmly rooted in the sound of 70s Soul and Rhythm & Blues and in places reminds me of Traffic. Tracks such as 'Crying Wolf', 'Still Get The Same Old Kick' and 'Marathon' really hit the spot but this album is a pleasure to listen to from start to finish."  Andy Allen, basic-soul.co.uk


16/09/07         "The Wrong Man" playlisted by Olympic Radio

Click here to listen to the show and read a review of the album..


26/08/07         Album featured on the WeHeartMusic website

Click here to read the article. There's also a soundclip of 'Sweet Relief'.


24/08/07         Album review on Teletext

Alistair Clay of Teletext made The BDI's one of the albums of the week, awarding it 8/10:

"Once championed by the late Stones producer Jimmy Miller, this Cheshire outfit recall the stripped down funk of early Stevie Wonder.
Their real talent lies in what they don't play, rather then what they do. It would be all too easy to layer lush arrangements over these sweet soul sounds, ruining them in the process.
And it's because they leave the syrup out of the receipe that they create a genuine soul sensation."   Alistair Clay, Teletext