Legendary vocalist Brandy has returned with her first studio album in eight years, and has given interviews detailing her goal to approach this one as if it was her last. Featuring much more personal themes of self-discovery, mental health, and thoughts on motherhood, anyone who has been missing Brandy’s spellbindingly technical vocal acrobatics will not … Continue reading Brandy – B7
R&B Reviews
Teyana Taylor – The Album
After label disputes with Kanye West and his GOOD Music crew that led to the release of an 8-track album in line with his series of brief “Wyoming Sessions” projects, Teyana Taylor has returned with nearly 80 minutes of music. Titled simply The Album, as it is meant to reflect her original vision, Taylor recruits … Continue reading Teyana Taylor – The Album
John Legend – Bigger Love
Passionate veteran R&B vocalist, former GOOD Music signee and EGOT winner John Legend is now seven studio albums and nearly two decades deep and still doing numbers. After taking a bit of a darker turn than usual on 2016’s inconsistent Darkness and Light, which examined some of the more distressing and negative thoughts associated with … Continue reading John Legend – Bigger Love
Chloe x Halle – Ungodly Hour
Sisterly duo Chloe x Halle have been steadily developing into a powerful force in the world of R&B ever since they were discovered online as teens by Queen Bey herself. On their sophomore studio effort, the majority of which is impressively written, produced and engineered by the sisters themselves, their maturity and artistry as they … Continue reading Chloe x Halle – Ungodly Hour
Bruno Major – To Let A Good Thing Die
Soulful UK singer-songwriter Bruno Major’s sophomore effort is here after continuing to expand his fanbase exponentially with his old-school sound. To Let A Good Thing Die is a brief ten tracks of passionate, lovelorn vocal delivery and lyricism over an intentionally fuzzy and stripped back vintage sound palate. It often makes Major sound like he’s … Continue reading Bruno Major – To Let A Good Thing Die
Kehlani – It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
Now a prominent force in the world of contemporary R&B, Kehlani’s sophomore studio effort continues to highlight quite a few aspects of her truly unfortunately drama-filled personal life that continuously makes its way onto headlines with her technically skilled and expressive vocal delivery. Taking a 3-year break after her outstanding debut SweetSexySavage, save for last … Continue reading Kehlani – It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
JoJo – good to know
Former child star JoJo’s career trajectory has been all over the map, and her 4th studio album comes after a decade of contract disputes, a return to the public eye in 2016 with the respectable Mad Love, and finally leaving Atlantic Records and starting up her own label. Once again, JoJo has shifted her sound … Continue reading JoJo – good to know
dvsn – A Muse In Her Feelings
Toronto-area alt-R&B duo dvsn, otherwise known as Grammy-winning producer and frequent Drake collaborator Nineteen85 and singer Daniel Daley, release their third project together and prove that there’s still a couple new frontiers to explore in a genre that I’ve long thought to be one of the most prone to derivative work. While Daley, like most … Continue reading dvsn – A Muse In Her Feelings
Childish Gambino – 3.15.20
After a somewhat confusing rollout involving a mysterious website that could only have come from the mind of the eccentric and boundlessly creative Renaissance man that is Childish Gambino, the “single-track opus” 3.15.20 has finally arrived on streaming services and it’s just as weird as you might expect – though not always in the best of ways. … Continue reading Childish Gambino – 3.15.20
The Weeknd – After Hours
After a wonderfully entertaining rollout as The Weeknd leaned heavily into his new broken-nosed 80s action movie villain look and persona, the resulting collection of songs and the story that goes along with it has finally arrived. After Hours is the fourth studio album from the dark and twisted man of mystery, and although we’ve … Continue reading The Weeknd – After Hours
