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Album Review: UK producer Positive Flow shares FLOW LINES, Tokyo Dawn debut
UK based musician and producer Positive Flow released his latest LP Flow Lines in November of last year, his first for Tokyo Dawn Records. Dropping six years after 2006′s Positivity, this album is a “rich tapestry” of future soul and nu-jazz, with elements of funk and electronica as well. Featuring guest vocalists like British soulster Omar, to Cinematic Orchestra’s Heidi Vogel, to artists like Vanessa Freeman, Stacy Epps, Colonel Red and more, one can enjoy organic beats, smooth blends and an array of musical influences. Jesse Reuben Wilson is the multi-instrumentalist behind Positive Flow.
Recommended spins: “Hold On,” “Children of the Sun,” “My Prediction,” “Orange & Brown” and “In the Garden of Your Life.” Preview “Hold On” below or listen to it on Tokyo Dawn’s website or purchase it all on iTunes.
Flow Lines Tracklist:
01. “Children Of The Sun” feat. Heidi Vogel
02. “My Prediction” feat. Omar
03. “Orange & Brown”
04. Hold On feat. Colonel Red
05.” Tapestries Of My Mind” feat. Andre Espeut
06. “Phaedra’s Flight”
07. “Push” feat. Stacy Epps
08. “Do What I Do” feat. Omar
09. “In The Garden Of Your Life” feat. Vanessa Freeman
10. “Axis”
11. “Stronger Than A Mountain” feat. Heidi Vogel
12. “Look Around Any Corner” feat. Sharlene Hector
13. “The Quest Parts 1 & 2″ feat. Tesia Rolle
14. “Capoeira”
15. “Universal Truth” feat. Andre Espeut & Heidi Vogel
My Top 30 Music Releases of 2012
Here is my official year-end list of music releases that captured my heart and ears over the last 12 months. From independent finds on music blogs to major-label promos that hit my email, my top 30 includes various album drops, an exclusive vinyl release from Record Store Day in April, a handful of mixtapes and a plenty of dope singles to boot.
Everything is listed alphabetically. Free downloads are noted as available. In other words, enjoy the sounds!
Alabama Shakes, BOYS & GIRLS (rock/blues/soul)
From playing major music festivals like Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and South By Southwest all in one year, it’s safe to say that rock and soul outfit Alabama Shakes is set for an even bigger 2013. Their debut album Boys & Girls is a gritty mix of southern rock, blues and gospel-soul. The group’s not-so-secret weapon: Lead vocalist-guitarist Brittany Howard. [ATO Records]
Candice Anitra, BIG TREE (alt-soul)
Brooklyn-based alternative soul singer-songwriter Candice Anitra shares her full-length debut Big Tree with songs of love, hope and various other things. [Candice Anitra Music]
Chi Duly, BALLOONS OF HAUS (electro-dance)
Producer-DJ Chi Duly remixes The Weeknd’s mellow R&B set House of Balloons into a full-on electronic-filled house music mix. [Free Download]
Collette, JUNETEENTH REVOLUTION (soul/hip-hop)
Photo courtesy: Gregory Shotti Morgan Jr.
Columbia, S.C.-bred, Harlem, N.Y.-based singer and rapper Collette brings an album of freedom songs for those seeking a free and open mind. Lead single “Material Star” features guitarist Akil Dasan. [ColumbiaSoul Entertainment]
Columbia Nights, Dawn | Dusk EP (jazz/spoken-word)
D.C. by-way-of-Philadelphia duo Columbia Nights debuted a lovely EP in May, mixing spoken-word, jazz and electronic-influenced tracks for 18-minutes of sweet and soulful sounds. [Record Breakin' Music]
Edit Murphy, “Brooklyn Nights” [Fantastic Man Remix]” [single] (classic house)
Edit Murphy crafts a classic house style while shouting out Jay-Z’s hometown borough. (Production by Fantastic Man, an Australian producer). [Smoke N' Mirrors]
Mini-Review: Tokyo Dawn Records – The Boogie Volume 3: Various Artists
Tokyo Dawn’s “The Boogie, V. 3″
German indie label Tokyo Dawn Records is one of my go-to labels for eclectic and funky sounds. Recently dropping the third installment of its electro-boogie series, The Boogie, Volume 3 --which is a heady mix of soul, funk, disco, and hip-hop but with an ear toward 80′s synths and early hip-hop. Though earlier volumes focused on 80′s and 90′s R&B, this 17-track compilation pays homage to early hip-hop and the P-Funk era– with their variation of “future, intergalactic funk.”
Featuring an array of hip-hop and soul creatives from across the U.S. and beyond (Spain, Sweden, Russia), Volume 3 highlights producers and singers such as DJ Vadim, Opolopo, Amalia, Erik Rico, Reggie B, Stacy Epps, Stan Smith, Teeko, Wagon Cookin, and many more.
For fans of early Prince, Roger Troutman, George Clinton/Parliament-Funkadelic.
The Boogie Volume 3 released on September 24th via Tokyo Dawn Records.
“Jazz on the Green” presents Robert Glasper Experiment this Friday, Oct 26
HOUSTON, TEXAS – Robert Glasper, the jazz pianist and High School for the Performing and Visual Arts alum, returns to Houston for a special performance of his jazz and hip-hop fusion at downtown’s Discovery Green, on Friday, October 26. With guest opener: HSPVA Jazz Orchestra.
Robert Glasper Experiment consists of Glasper on piano and Fender Rhodes, Casey Benjamin on vocoder and sax, bassist Derrick Hodge, and drummer Chris Dave.
In an interview with the Houston Chronicle earlier this year, Glasper spoke about his newly released fourth album, Black Radio (Blue Note Records), saying that he “wanted to create a project that could withstand the casualties of the poor quality of music that’s being shoved down our throats by mainstream radio.” He continues: “For this album, I really did it for the urban mainstream audience, because that’s what’s missing in jazz. I wanted to do stuff that the audience would love.” Hip-hop and R&B vibes fuel the record but at the heart of it, jazz is the word.
Ledisi at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, 2010 / photo: Wire Image
Grammy-nominee and noted jazz-R&B singer Ledisi, who’s one of many features on the LP, says, ”It [Black Radio] reminds me of a show that Robert would give where he’d have all of his friends come and hang with him, and just sing or write anything or make up something on the spot. But what I love about it; is that it’s introducing the world to his world, and that’s what’s special about it.”
Robert’s friends include a large list of respected neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop artists: Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Lupe Fiasco, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra), Stokely Williams (Mint Condition) and yasiin bey (Mos Def).
Ledisi says, “He understands all music, not just jazz. He understands R&B, hip-hop. He’s worked with everybody. So there’s nothing he can’t do. And that’s what I admire about him; he’s very special in that way.”
On October 9, Glasper released Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP, that includes new mixes by ?uestlove, 9th Wonder, Pete Rock, and Georgia Anne Muldrow, among others.
Watch the above video featuring “Gonna Be Alright” by Ledisi as well as the title track “Black Radio” by yasiin bey. If you haven’t heard it yet, also take a listen to “Ah Yeah” featuring Chrisette Michele and Musiq Soulchild, which was the first single released from Black Radio, and one of my favorite tracks on the entire project.
Video by Robert Glasper/YouTube
New Music Monday: ATL-singer-songwriter RAHBI releases debut LP
Rahbi in Atlanta, August 2010 (Photo/Creative Loafing Magazine)
“If Prince & Grace Jones had a love child, that little bastard wouldn’t hold a flame to RAHBI!” - Rodney Carmichael (Creative Loafing Magazine)
Just as flamboyant as early 80′s Prince, I first saw and heard of R&B glam rocker RAHBI at a Prince tribute show at SOB’s in New York City a bit over two years ago. And I recall hitting up Twitter the next day and tweeting …
Never thought I’d say this, but last night I think heard the. most. amazing. version of “When Doves Cry” … maybe better than the original.
— AcdJzFnd (@ND_McCray) June 10, 2010
For a woman who has seen His Royal Badness in concert four times (and counting), it takes a lot for me to give props to someone performing a cover of one of his songs. Yet, RAHBI impressed that night. From stage presence and audience interaction to dancing and being flirtatious with the crowd, the Atlanta-based singer-songwriter had us yearning for more — just like the Minneapolis-native himself.
The first installment of Rahbi’s debut LP.
Trimester 1…”Fun” is the first installment of RAHBI’s debut album GoldenChild, to be released in three parts over the next year:
Trimester 2… “Deception/Conception” and Trimester 3… “Hello World”.
Fan-funded via Kickstarter this past summer, Fun is just that. Maroon 5 band member and Young Money artist PJ Morton produced the lead single “Rollercoaster,” and it harks back to early-to-mid 80’s Prince with lots of synth-pop, funk and various other electro components. But, it’s “RipGirl” (my personal fave) that brings out memories of Prince and The Revolution’s “Computer Blue.” Nevertheless, as the title suggests and like 80′s Prince embodies, the entire four-song set is as fun and sexual as it is energetic and funky.
Tracklist:
1. “RipGirl”
2. “My Love ATLantis”
3. “ClubKid”
4. “Rollercoaster”
Album Review: Blockhead “Interludes After Midnight” (Ninja Tune)
Sample-based beatstrumentals
Dedicating Interludes After Midnight to the simpler tech times of the late 1980’s and early 90’s, native New Yorker Blockhead drops his fifth LP–a less groovier version of 2010′s The Music Scene. Even still, Tony Simon delivers Interludes as a pleasing mix of sample-based beatstrumentals, but with an ear toward reflection. Having grown up in the city that never shuts its eyes, the producer shares a world of blunted-out evenings, late-night walks, and early-morning worries that strings the album together, telling of a wildly interesting existence in a place called Gotham.
Recommended tracks includes “Never Forget Your Token,” “Meet You at Tower Records,” and “Midnight Blue”. (Original review at SSNYC)
Deliciously deceptive hip-hop instrumentals from Philly-beatmaker amplifya
Tupperware Beats, V1
Brooklyn-raised, Philadelphia-based producer amplifya releases a freebie of instrumental sounds for the hip-hop head. Tupperware Beats, Volume 1 is a 14-track mix of “leftover” beats from a project for which the multi-instrumentalist dropped in January under the moniker Hectic Zeniths (peep the review). Though I’ve read that some music writers don’t like hip-hop instrumentals (ref: SF Weekly’s “Instrumental Hip-Hop Sucks“) referring to it as “hip-hop without a money shot” – I, for one, am not one of those journalists.
Some of my most favorite albums over the last year or so have been hip-hop instrumental-based releases (Onra’s Deep in the Night, Blockhead’s Interludes After Midnight, The Stuyvesants’ The Finer Things, V1 & V2 to name a few) but I digress, Tupperware Beats is a finely crafted, buttery-smooth deliciously deceptive array of distinctive sounds. The moody vibe is especially captivating. Standouts include “still hereeeee,” “go ask alice” and “sundae school.” Available for download here.
Tracklist:
01 “we’re taking off…goodbye!”
02 “no safe harbor”
03 “still hereeeee.”
04 “go ask alice”
05 “homesick”
06 “paregoric”
07 “dances”
08 “perfect storm”
09 “Morningstar”
10 “sundae school”
11 “snickerdoodle”
12 “midnight sun”
13 “cocoon (sketch lightly)”
14 “(bonus) low bitrate 06”
ALBUM review: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, The Lion the Beast the Beat
Album in stores now.
Having seen alternative rocker Grace Potter jam out with Daryl Hall on Live from Daryl’s House earlier this year and most recently on VH1’s Storytellers and Good Morning America, hearing The Lion the Beast the Beat was a must for me.
Based in Vermont, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ fourth album is an amalgam of “big riffs and bellowing vocals”—basically, an eclectic project with no specific genre in mind. However, The Lion does stay somewhere along the pop-rock-country lane.
Potter, a multi-instrumentalist, has large vocal abilities and an almost cult following, so one does feel the tug of commercial success calling. Standout moments include “Never Go Back” and “Timekeeper” for their transparency. (original review at SSNYC)
My Top Music Releases for April, May & June; shortlist of good stuff
Parisian beatmaker Onra’s latest EP “Deep In The Night”
With tons of new projects forthcoming and lots of dope music in my ear right now, I just realized I haven’t posted my favorite “new music” list since the beginning of April. For those who might of missed ‘em, here’s January, February and March –but the list is a short roundup highlighting my top LPs, EPs, singles, and mixtapes released throughout the month. Whether for deep lyrical content or strong production aspects, there were plenty who got play on my iPod.
Nonetheless, here’s a shortlist of my favorite releases that dropped from April 1 to June 30 of this year. In order of the most recent.
JUNE:
▪ Atlantic Connection, LOVE ARCHITECT (electro/soul/downtempo)
* Emeli Sandé, OUR VERSION OF EVENTS (pop/soul) #SwedishSoul
▪ Esthero, “Never Gonna Let You Go” (electro/pop) [single]
▪ HouseShoes, LET IT GO (underground hip-hop)
▪ Jarrard Anthony, READY TO LIVE (R&B/soul) #uplifting
▪ Lakecia Benjamin, RETOX (soulful/funky/jazzy)
▪ Liquideep, Alone [EP] (soulful house)
▪ Lissat & Voltaxx vs. Marc Fisher feat. Vanessa Ekpenyong, “Heat of the Night (Deep Disco remix)” (house) [single]
* Onra, Deep in the Night [EP] (electro/hip-hop) #dopeness
▪ Rocco Careri & Arturo Macchiavelli feat. Vanee, “Rock With You“ [Michael Jackson cover] (soulful house) [single]
▪ Tamia, “Beautiful Surprise“ (R&B/soul) [single] | video provided by Singersroom
MAY:
* B.o.B, STRANGE CLOUDS (pop/hip-hop) | 15 tracks/10 features #StillLikey
* Columbia Nights, Dawn | Dusk EP (neo soul) #sosmooth
* Karmin, HELLO (pop) #ultrapop #guiltypopleasure
▪ Mary Mary, GO GET IT (Music from the TV series) (contemporary gospel)
* Miguel Migs feat. Meshell Ndegeocello “Tonight“ (R&B/deep house) [single]
▪ Monophonics, IN YOUR BRAIN (soulful/heavyfunk/60′s rock)
* Rebecca Ferguson, HEAVEN [U.S. RELEASE] (pop) #BritishSoul
* Scissor Sisters, MAGIC HOUR (electro-pop-dance)
* Tank, THIS IS HOW I FEEL (R&B) #warning #pantieswilldrop
* The Hood Internet, MIXTAPE V.6 (hip-hop/electro) #crazymashups #FREEdownload
APRIL:
* Alabama Shakes, BOYS & GIRLS (rock/blues/soul) #lovelovelove
▪ Bassnectar, VAVA BOOM (dubstep)
▪ Blockhead, INTERLUDES AFTER MIDNIGHT (trip-hop) #instrumentals
▪ Bonnie Raitt, SLIPSTREAM (blues/country/rock)
* Jamiroquai, ROCK DUST LIGHT STAR [U.S. Release] (pop/rock/dance) #nearly two years after its European release. Can we at least get a U.S. tour? #justsayin
▪ Photek, DJ-KICKS (drum n bass/downtempo/deep house)
▪ SWV, I MISSED US (Soul/R&B) | Sisters With Voices are back!
▪ The Black Seeds, DUST AND DIRT (pop/rock/reggae)
▪ Yuna, YUNA (indie pop/rock/folk)
Bonus track: Matisyahu “Sunshine” [re-worked, pop version of 2010 single]
ALBUM Review: Aabaraki, THE EMANCIPATION
Photo/Aabaraki
Alternative-soul is one way to describe Brooklyn-based Aabaraki. But think “Gnarls Barkely meets The Black Keys”. The band’s newest release The Emancipation Part 1, mixes the sounds of soul, funk, social commentary and honest-to-goodness musicianship.
Consisting of Brian Forbes on guitar, Akie Bermiss on keys, Aaron Steele on drums, and bass man Ari Folman-Cohen, the name Aabaraki was born from an impromptu jam session at Brian’s studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn –where in order to separate the many sessions he led, the guitarist took the first couple of initials of each band members’ name, to craft what has now become the group’s actual stage name.
Check out a live recording of Aabaraki performing one of my favorite tracks, “What I Got”, at one of my favorite music venues in NYC, Rockwood Music Hall on the Lower East Side.
ALBUM Review: Jarrard Anthony, READY TO LIVE
Ready To Live (2012) / JAPMEG/PURPOSE/NIA
Virginia-native Jarrard Anthony drops a dose of R&B for the soul. Ready To Live (out now) is as uplifting as it is mellow. Having had early success overseas, he is truly “Mr. Independent” for shunning several major-label deals over the years to eventually launch his own JAP Music & Entertainment Group label.
With a resume that includes sharing stages with Monica, Anthony Hamilton and The O’Jays, Anthony weaves a line of smooth jazz, R&B and acoustic soul, as he sings of family, love, inspiration, and spirituality. Enlisting the talents of fellow indie artists Eric Roberson, Darien, Jon Bibbs and Monet, Ready To Live is a solid fix of feel-good vibes for the weary soul.
Recommended spins: “Never See Her Again”, “Something Like Love” and “I Love You”.
ALBUM Review: Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib, SEEDS
Seeds (2012)
Famed beat conductor Madlib teams up with former Stones Throw label mate Georgia Anne Muldrow for her latest, Seeds.
Having worked together on Mos Def’s The Ecstatic as well as on label projects, Muldrow is a talented producer and multi-instrumentalist in her own right. Casting a web of neo-soul, psychedelic and hip-hop with Seeds, the singer-songwriter brings a deeply spiritual, some other connect, sample-based production that includes reflective moments in the title track. With Madlib at the helm, it seems like letting someone else put in work on the boards works well for the L.A.-based artist. “Best Love” is a must-spin.
Seeds is out now.
Original review at shortandsweetNYC
ALBUM Review: soul and a bit of country; Lionel Ritchie, TUSKEGEE
Tuskegee brings Lionel Richie back to his roots. In a statement regarding the LP, the living legend says: “I was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. I am a country boy and proud of it.” On Tuskegee, the Grammy-winning artist takes to re-imagining many of his solo pop hits of the 80’s and timeless soul ballads with The Commodores from the 70’s.
However, Richie doesn’t do it alone. With the help of a slew of superstars, Tuskegee brings the country to classics like “Stuck on You” with Darius Rucker, “Hello” with Jennifer Nettles (of Sugarland), “Endless Love” with Shania Twain, “Dancing On The Ceiling” with Rascal Flatts, “Lady” with Kenny Rogers, and “Easy” with Willie Nelson.
At the outset, you would think that mixing country music legends with an R&B icon wouldn’t work, but Lionel says, “To do this project just felt natural.” I’d say perfectly so, much like a nice pair of cowboy boots.
Tuskegee is available everywhere now.
(original review posted April 6, 2012 at shortandsweetNYC.com)
ALBUM Review: Hip-Hop meets Kung Fu style bravado; Planet Asia, BLACK BELT THEATRE
Planet Asia (Photo/Hip Hop Canada)
With an album title like Black Belt Theatre you already feel like it has to be a kick-ass project. But it’s more like riding shotgun in a souped-up convertible, vibing out to some dope sounds. Nevertheless, Cali-bred rapper Planet Asia (born Jason Green) gets his point across quite nicely in his latest release.
Black Belt pays homage to Asia’s love for Kung Fu movies, so the overall production and vibe is deep in bravado and introspection. Featuring a grab bag full of cameos by Talib Kweli, Raekwon, Paul Wall, Camp Lo as well as other underground emcees like Fashawn, Willie The Kid, Rasco and Chace Infinite, Black Belt Theatre is a solid blend of Asia’s skills mixed with fellow veteran rappers and newer artists in the game.
Recommended spins include “Grown Folks Talkin’,” “All Mine,” “Furniture,” “Bruce Lee” and “Classical.”
(Original review posted at shortandsweetNYC.com)
My Top Music Releases for March
*Lionel Ritchie, TUSKEGEE– semi-country versions of popular R&B songs: “Stuck on You” “YouAre” and “All Night Long.” Most spins: “Endless Love” with Shania Twain, “Easy”with Willie Nelson and “Deep River Woman” with Little Big Town.
Album Review: Alabama Shakes, BOYS & GIRLS
Boys & Girls is the debut full-length from blues, rock and soul band Alabama Shakes.
After a rocking set in Austin last week during SXSW, an appearance on Austin City Limits, and a glowing New York Times review back in October calling lead vocalist Brittany Howard “a thunderbolt dressed in blue jeans,” the newcomers are fast-becoming everybody’s favorite band.
Out the gate, lead single “Hold On” speaks from the gut of Howard: “Bless my heart, bless my soul, didn’t think I’d make it to 22-years old / There must be someone up above saying, ‘Come on, Brittany, you got to come on up.” A tale of keeping faith and pressing on, the track segues perfectly into the rest of an album that’s sure to be on everybody’s playlist soon.
“Drenched in gospel and Southern rock influences,” Boys & Girls is an intimate set: “I Found You” is about finding that perfect love; “Rise to the Sun” waxes on about finding a perfect home; “Hang Loose” is about being perfectly carefree; and title track “Boys & Girls” is about Howard being teased as a kid for having a boy as a best friend. I swear the girl pours her soul into each of the 11-tracks, along with bandmates guitarist Health Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, drummer Steve Johnson, and keyboardist Ben Tanner.
Signed to Dave Matthews’ ATO label and UK’s Rough Trade Records, Boys & Girls hit stores in the U.S. on April 10 and in the UK on April 9. Peep the video of the band performing at WNRN in Charlottesville, Virginia. Recommended spins: “I Found You” and “I Ain’t The Same” for its intensely lyrical respect to change and moving forward.
Album Review: soulful house/R&B tunes to dance to; Sy Smith, FAST AND CURIOUS
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| Sy Smith, FAST & CURIOUS (Psyko Records) |
- “The Fast and The Curious”
- “Truth”
- “Personal Paradise”
- “Find My Way”
- “Nights (Feel Like Gettin’ Down)”
- “Let The Rain Fall Down”
- “Teena (Lovergirl Syberized)”
- “The Ooh to My Ahh”
- “The Primacy Effect”
- “Messages From The Stars”
- “People Of The Sun”
My Top Music Releases for February
*Chi Duly, BALLOONS OF HAUS (house) – Brooklyn producer Chi Duly makes Balloons of Haus, an electro-inspired remix to The Weeknd’s dark R&B set, House of Balloons.
*Lenny Kravitz, BLACK AND WHITE AMERICA {MIXTAPE} (rock/soul/hip-hop) – Kravitz brings Bahamaian DJ Military to the mixtape version of his recent album, Blackand White America. It’s made especially for a club or concert night.
Album Review: DJ Snoop-A-Delic hosted mixtape of soul/R&B jams: Raheem DeVaughn, DESTINATION LOVELAND
Not only does he host the recently-launched Blis.Fm radio show on Sunday nights called The Raheem DeVaughn Show that features hot topics and your favorite contemporary R&B and neo-soul superstars, but back in 2005 the singer released The Love Experience (with lead single “You”) while cutting his teeth on the D.C. circuit performing with local and national artists. Three years later Love Behind The Melody followed with two charted singles, “Woman” and “Customer” to which the former garnered the “Bulletproof” singer a 2008 Grammy-nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. A year later, “Customer” received a nomination for Best R&B Song. And in 2010, he became a three-time nominee with The Love & War Masterpeace for Best R&B Album.
My Top Music Releases for January
- Jazzanova, UPSIDE DOWN EP (soulful house/downtempo) – a mix of remixes and re-edits forthe dance floor sect. Includes a funky mix by synth-pop duo Holy Ghost!
- Leonard Friend, LYNRYD FRYND EP (pop/R&B) – up-and-coming pop/R&B singer-songwriter whom I interviewed earlier this month. The EP is available for download via the artist’s website.
- Miguel Migs feat. Capelton “The System” EP (deep house/dub/reggae) – Migs aka Petalpusherreleases the fourth single from his latest LP Outside the Sideline. Stay tuned for more with Migs in the month of February!
- Rumer, SEASONS OF MY SOUL (UK folk-pop) – Rumer is a UK singer-songwriter who brings a dash offolk with a splash of pop and jazz to her sound. My personal faves are “Aretha” for its loveliness; but“Goodbye Girl” showcases the singer’s ability to craft tender, heartfelt songs. Check out the video here.
- Seal, SOUL 2 (soulful/pop)– second installment of covers from the British pop star; this time it’s classic 70’ssoul-R&B. I absolutely love his spin on “Love TKO,” “Ooh BabyBaby,” “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” and “Love Won’t Let Me Wait”… instead oftrying to make the songs like the original, he actually made them perfectly Seal. Love that!
Album Review: a complicated yet beautiful project: Meshell Ndegeocello, WEATHER
original review posted at shortandsweetNYC.com
Album Review: funky Latin soul music, Putumayo Presents BRAZILIAN BEAT
Album Review: Yelawolf, RADIOACTIVE
