ANNIE & THE CALDWELLS

★★★★★ “A masterpiece to drag you out of despair” – The Guardian

“A MUST album. You must get that album. Annie Caldwell has been making gospel music for a long, long time since the 70s. This is fabulous, and the video is fabulous too. A great, great record that I insist you go out and buy.” – Sir Elton John

“The most exciting, most dynamic family of faith imaginable… would give the Family Stone a run for its money[!]” – David Hutcheon, MOJO

ANNIE & THE CALDWELLS are a family from Mississippi that plays a powerful disco soul, led by mother Ms. Annie Caldwell. Their music won’t only move you spiritually but emotionally as well—with songs that are as much at home in a church of God as in the church of the dance floor.

After the release of their incredible first single, Wrong on January 15, they released their new album Can’t Lose My (Soul) [Luaka Bop, 2025] on March 21. It was hailed by The Guardian (★★★★★) as “a masterpiece to drag you out of despair,” the biggest newspaper in Sweden Dagens Industri (★★★★) called it “stunning,” Popmatters (8/10) said it “transcend(ed) time, place, and—on occasion—even the most unshakable atheism,” and MOJO (★★★★) said it “may just get you through any darkness looming on the horizon... or simply get you dancing.”

Ms. Annie is backed by daughters Deborah and Anjessica, and goddaughter Toni Rivers; their eldest son Willie Jr. is on the bass and youngest son Abel Aquirius is on the drums. Their father and Annie’s husband of the last fifty years, Willie Joe Caldwell, Sr, is on guitar.

They generally play on weekends—so for their day jobs Annie runs a clothing store, Willie Jr. drives a forklift, Abel Aquirius drives hospital patients, Anjessica works in customer care for an insurance company, Toni is an elementary school teacher, and Deborah does hair. Ms. Annie herself runs Caldwell Fashions—which has been a beloved staple for women dressing for church convocations and anniversaries since the ’80s.