Opinion

The Numero Group, founded in 2003 by Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier, and Ken Shipley, has been a musical archive and curator of exceptional quality since its inception. The record label’s original intention was to release the obscure picks that its founders were deeply invested in—unknown gems from local R&B, soul, and gospel labels that had risen and fallen to history—and though the breadth of their musical cache has grown to encompass indie and emo bands like Ira and Everyone Asked About You, they have still managed to preserve some of the finest and most criminally underrated soul picks in the game.