by I. Vasquetelle
I have to be honest, for the most part I’m not a fan of today’s R&B. I think it has lost its soul and it’s
I mention this because after listening to the new album by Anthony David, I have gained some confidence that there may be hope for the genre. His upcoming album entitled “The Red Clay Chronicles” will be released on Brash Music this September. It’s reminiscent of the classic Soul and R&B of the ‘60s (think Al Green, Smokey, Jackie Wilson, etc.). He also does a stand out job of remaking the soulful 80’s hit “Something About You” by UK 80’s band Level 42. There have been very few artists to do their part to revive the classic sound of Soul during the last decade including the 90’s neo-soul rendezvous (D’Angelo, India Aire, Maxwell, and Erykah Badu); add Anthony David’s contribution in the upcoming “The Red Clay Chronicles” to the list for this decade. I hope that this could lead to a resurgence of the smooth, soulful lost art of R&B that gives me the kind of feeling that I get when listening to Marvin, Otis, Sam, The Chi-Lites and other greats.