With his debut album Coming Home, Leon Bridges took us back in time to the beloved sounds of 60’s soul in the vein of Sam Cooke & Otis Redding. A few years on and his new album Good Thing is a reflection and expression of a broader range of musical influences from subsequent decades, most notably 90’s R&B, 70’s jazz and funk and pop.
Some songs from Good Thing mightn’t go into your forever-after memories. But at least one or two can justifiably be played on ‘repeat’ (eg. “Shy” and “Lions”). A few could wisely be selected by party and club DJs to get crowds moving – most notably the first single “Bad Bad News”. And all in all the album Good Thing is a decent, wholesome dose of contemporary R&B.
Check out two sample tracks below. If you like what you hear you can support Leon Bridges by buying the entire album in hard copy – as well as your local independent music store by buying it from there.
Bad Bad News by Leon Bridges
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Shy by Leon Bridges
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Leon Bridges live at Citadel Festival 2015
