Leon Bridges, Motorbike | Track Review 🎵

Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Leon Bridges delivers a chill, soulful, and romantic promo single with “Motorbike.”

“On the back of my motorbike / Write your name in the sky, ooh / It’s whatever you like / We can ride, ride, ride.” Grammy-winning R&B singer 🎙 Leon Bridges returns in July 2021 with his third studio album, 💿 Gold-Diggers Sound.  That’s an interesting album title for sure.  The song at hand, 🎵 “Motorbike” marks the second advance single from Gold-Diggers Sound following 🎵 “Sweeter” (released in 2020) and preceding the more recent single, 🎵 “Why Don’t You Touch Me”.  Like both “Sweeter” and “Why Don’t You Touch Me,” “Motorbike” marks another successful Bridges recording.

Leon Bridges remains a classy, refined vocalist.  He never over sings or ‘does too much’ throughout the course of “Motorbike.” Honestly, that’s been the story throughout his career, beginning with his more retro soul leaning debut, 💿 Coming Home.  Bridges effectively sings sans gospel histrionics giving this love-centric number a chill, fitting vibe.  “Motorbike” was penned by five songwriters (including Bridges), all of which capture that universal four-letter word (the one that begins with a ‘L,’ not a ‘F’).  As far as the production, 🎛 Nate Mercereau and 🎛 Ricky Reed construct a solid, respectable backdrop for Bridges.  There’s nothing flashy per se, but it successfully recalls the soul of old while sounding fresh in 2021.  Bridges certainly sings well over it.

Final Thoughts 💭 

For Leon Bridges, the music thing just comes natural, period.  “Motorbike” marks a fine promo single from Gold-Diggers Sound.  It’s chill, soulful, and romantic.  Bridges sings expressively without over singing, Mercereau and Reed deliver fitting production, and the lyrics dabble in the ever-relatable topic of matters of the heart.  Honestly, what else could you ask for? Leon gets it done. 

🎙 Leon Bridges • 💿 Gold-Diggers Sound • 🏷 LisaSawyer63 / Columbia • 🗓 7.23.21

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