Category: R&B/Soul

My Dear Melancholy, by The Weeknd on Apple Music

My Dear Melancholy, by The Weeknd on Apple Music

6 Songs, 21 Minutes EDITORS’ NOTES The Weeknd’s 2016 album, Starboy, was the musical equivalent of a Hollywood blockbuster: action-packed, star-studded, with a little something for everyone. Here, he returns to his unfiltered, art-house roots with a release so intimate and tortured, you’ll feel like a fly on his bedroom wall. Stuttering snares, gauzy production, and R-rated lyrics about sex

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New Sade Music Is on the Way

New Sade Music Is on the Way

New Sade Music Is on the Way Jezebel There are mythical animals more frequently spotted than revered smooth R&B/jazz act Sade. That, along with the act’s wealth of slyly catchy tunes and the inimitable pipes of its lead singer Sade Adu, is a huge reason why the band is so legendary. They haven’t released new music since a handful of

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Say Less by Roy Woods

Say Less - Roy Woods

EDITORS’ NOTES Like that of his OVO label mates, the career gestation of Brampton, Ontario-born singer Roy Woods has been paced, if not masterfully calculated. His official debut album comes after a demand built on singles like 2015’s hard rock-and-R&B-splitting “Get You Good” and the following year’s patois-rich “Gwan Big Up Urself.” Say Less is loyal to the rich and

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