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First Look: Maxwell’s “Pretty Wings”
Wanna make any female R&B fan over the age of 30 wet herself?
Maxwell’s back, y’all.
After an eight (!) year absence, the R&B lothario has finally returned. His long-awaited “Black Summers’ Night” project finally has not only a July release date, but actual music attached to it. “Pretty Wings” took a couple of listens for me to appreciate, but I totally get it now. The whole woman-levitating-off-the-bed thing? That I don’t get so much. But it […]
New Release of the Week 4/28/09: Bob Dylan’s “Together Through Life”
I’ve got no problem admitting that I’m not the world’s biggest Bob Dylan fan. While I think he’s an ace songwriter, there are very few people I can think of whose singing I enjoy less. It seems to have gotten worse as he’s gotten older. Some people (Joni Mitchell) get better as singers as they age. Mr. Zimmerman? Not so much. Anyhow, the guy’s a legend no matter how you slice it, and he has […]