![]() ![]() True soul music, but with daring, unconventional, but sonically stunning production choices. It is refreshingly different from any of the music out today, but sonically draws in even avid pop-music fans. Its potent force is Gallant’s voice and powerful falsetto. We love Ology cause it is timelessly soulful, but firmly rooted in a modern, even futuristic, sound. The album features almost haunting lyrics, touching issues from love, to suicide, solitude and even cosmology. Ology is a hard-hitting alternative soul album, packed with stand-out tracks. Gallant is 24-year old tenor from the suburbs of Columbia, Maryland, signed to Mind of a Genius Records and in April, he released his debut full-length album, Ology. Blake has mastered the art of using mellow, sparse, melancholy production and singing to create powerfully emotive music. If you need more reasons to listen, the album features a Frank Ocean co-write and collaborations from Rick Rubin. But he always brings it back before it’s too late. ![]() It’s a lengthy, fairly heavy listen, requiring some level of investment to stay with Blake, as can sometimes get self-indulgent, falling deeper and deeper into the sound of isolation, almost leaving the listener behind. He’s stuck to what he does well and given us what we’ve come to expect from him – genius minimalist synthy, but soulful music. is a walk down familiar territory – his signature baritone voice laid onto dark electronic beats singing of isolation. James Blake – The Colour In Anythingįor those familiar with Blake’s previous work, The Colour in Anything, the 17-song L.P. There may not necessarily be any ‘break out hits’, but Yes Lawd! does what we think great albums do – deliver a consistently standout calibre of rich, nuanced music with flair and originality. The album pays homage to the inextricable link between Soul music and hip hop, without trying hard or losing any sense of authenticity. Quite simply, this is one of those albums you put on and think “this is what good music feels like”. The tracks are mostly on the shorter side (below 3 minutes), blend seamlessly into each other and with a slightly unrefined finish (almost a crackle), giving the sonic feel of a vinyl mixtape. The production is brilliant and layered with sample upon sample. Paak’s raspy, powerfully emotive voice and old Soul delivery and Knxwledge’s hip hop Soul, deliberately choppy, meticulous production, Yes Lawd! is a moment that encapsulates the renaissance of black music that 2016 has peaked on. The album stays mostly in the mid-tempo range, but is dynamic, with a range of infusions from Gospel, to funk, hip hop and Motown classics mashed up to create a sonic experience that sweeps you up and has you bobbing your head for all 19 tracks and 48 minutes. Paak and his musical soulmate producer, Knxwledge delivered a collection of funky, ’70s-soul, hip hop infused vignettes in Yes Lawd!. NxWorries – Yes Lawd!Ģ016’s R&B break-out starboy, Anderson. We Are KING is similarly surrealist in its lyrical content, with songs about dreamy love, escaping to remote lands and escaping technological distractions. However, the album remains firmly modern, with floaty electronic and modern Soul production. We Are KING is a homage to the days of dream pop Soul music – the airy light, psychedelic music of the likes of Sade and Janet Jackson. In 2011, they released their first EP to ringing endorsements from Prince and The Roots’ Questlove, as well as a Kendrick Lamar sample of their song Hey. Anticipation was high for their debut full-length and after a couple of release delays, We Are KING finally arrived on February 5, 2016. KING are an alternative R&B / Soul group comprised of twin sisters, Paris and Amber Strother, and Anita Bias. It’s a beautiful, boundary-pushing work of art for the more broad-minded music fan. ![]() It’s reminiscent of the jazzy, funky, rock-leaning Soul music that you’d expect from Prince. Sonically, Emily’s D+Evolution, explores new territory for Esperanza – while it still has her jazz leanings, the sound is more brazen, more powerful. Spalding calls for fighting the powers that be and fighting for justice. ![]() Singing confidently, “See this pretty girl, watch this pretty girl flow” and imploring listeners to come on this journey of self-empowerment and fearless discovery. On Emily’s D+Evolution, Spalding re-emerges with an alter ego, Emily (Espy’s middle name), more audacious than ever before. Spalding was suddenly thrust into a limelight she’d largely shunned and following the episode, disappeared into some sort of obscurity. This was followed by intense trolling of her wiki page and twitter outrage. Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+EvolutionĮsperanza Spalding is probably best known for snapping up the 2011 Grammy for the Best New Artist when up against Justin Beiber and Drake. ![]()
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