Posts Tagged ‘album review’
Various Artists: Blessed and Cursed (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Deitrick Haddon's jump into film leaves his cuts on the companion soundtrack vulnerable and with a feeling of incompleteness; the other performers make up for the loss
Ami Rushes: Testify
Soulful singer continues her trek into traditional gospel's past while still missing the mark in finding her own originalness
Jai Black: Love Is
For a U.S. debut, Jai Black run to the hills to produce a covers-only album. However it does reveal a singer comfortable with romantic soul music
The Roots: How I Got Over
Timely record using the blueprint of black power, Gil Scott-Heron poetry and early '70's soul puts The Roots very close to a modern hip-hop ode of What's Going On
Drake: Thank Me Later
The Canadian rapper with the Kanye West touch has alot to prove on his debut album. Although full of rap cameos, Drake still finds a way to sound credible and noticebale
Macy Gray: The Sellout
The shy, sometimes awkard singer finds a decent plate of crossbred pop and urban R&B to navigate through without losing her magic
