retro-soul | The Musical Hype

Aaron Neville Delivers Best Album in Years With ‘Apache’

Distinctly versatile New Orleans soul legend Aaron Neville returns with his best and most enjoyable album in years, ‘Apache.’

Michael Kiwanuka assembles a superb effort with sophomore LP Love & Hate. The singing, songwriting, and production are top-notch.

Maxwell remains consistent on latest LP blackSUMMERS’night, while successfully tweaking his sound to embody and appeal to the times.

Soul musician Charles Bradley drops his third album of relentless soul music, ‘Changes.’ The results are consistent and alluring.

Need a perfect example of how to kill it on your debut album? Look no further than Cheers To The Fall from Andra Day.

Jill Scott wouldn’t know what a bad album is. After releasing her fifth studio album (Woman), where does it fit in the ranks of her rich discography?

On her latest album ‘Woman,’ Jill Scott continues to flaunt her best attribute – her splendid, powerhouse vocals.

Alternative, retro-soul artist Bilal delivers another fantastic album with killer throwback, soul project, ‘In Another Life’.

25-year old R&B newcomer Leon Bridges sounds showcases maturity beyond his age on his retro-soul debut, ‘Coming Home.’

Charlie Wilson doesn’t reinvent the wheel on Forever Charlie, but flexes his robust, refined vocals on one of his best of the Charlie series.

Grammy-winning, neo-soul standout D’Angelo reenergizes R&B on his triumphant, long-awaited comeback album, ‘Black Messiah.’

Ultimately,’The Way’, the latest album by R&B musician Macy Gray, is what it is – a good, but not a particularly innovative, game-changing album.