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Just as his 2023 album On & On wasn't a straightforward Erykah Badu tribute, José James' 2024 follow-up, 1978, isn't merely a throwback to the year of the singer's birth. In essence, a little over half of the set achieves release on the dancefloor and in the bedroom, and the remainder is more reflective and sonically adventurous. Sensuality fuels the first side and seeps into the second side, beginning with a pair of caressing ballads frictionized by Jharis Yokley's twists on Dilla-style drunken drums. The next two songs, rhapsodic, slick, and as seductive as what precedes them, evoke prime Heatwave and Off the Wall-era Michael Jackson -- from Chad Selph's driving low-end synthesizer to Marcus Machado's wriggling rhythm guitar -- distinguished by James' buttery vocals and casual swagger. "Black Orpheus (Don't Look Back)" reverts to ballad mode with a philosophical look at companionship. James cited Leon Ware as an inspiration for the album, and the low-profile Motown legend's work, particularly on Marvin Gaye's I Want You and his own Musical Massage -- landmarks of quiet storm eroticism issued months apart in 1976 -- is especially felt in the love ballads. 1978's sound and vision open up with "Dark Side of the Sun" ("a prayer for broken-hearted people") and "Place of Worship," global gospel-folk fusions with respective featured appearances from stern Congolese-Belgian rapper Baloji and comforting Brazilian singer/songwriter Xênia França. The last two songs are among James' heaviest. Backed by only piano and strings, he delivers a poised outpouring of grief on "For Trayvon," masterfully switching in one early line from solemn baritone to despairing falsetto, and staying in the latter range until fadeout. James then returns to his hometown of Minneapolis for "38th & Chicago," the site of George Floyd's murder. The energy increases for this second song written in response to a racist killing. It's a rolling groove that, in a way, reimagines Marvin Gaye's What's Going On with Ware involved to apply some Afro-Brazilian influence. The breeziness is certainly at odds with James' feelings of terror, anger, and frustration, but its steady propulsion, combined with a burning Machado solo and a Pedrito Martínez conga break, signify resolve, defiance, and power.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Jose James, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Jose James, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Scott Jacoby, Composer - Jose James, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Talia Billig, Composer, Writer
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Kaveh Rastegar, Composer, Writer - Jose James, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Talia Billig, Composer, Writer
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Jose James, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Jose James, Composer, MainArtist - Baloji, FeaturedArtist - Talia Billig, Composer, Writer - Serge Tshiani Baloji, Composer, Writer
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Jose James, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Xênia França, Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Jose James, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Jose James, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
Presentación del Álbum
Just as his 2023 album On & On wasn't a straightforward Erykah Badu tribute, José James' 2024 follow-up, 1978, isn't merely a throwback to the year of the singer's birth. In essence, a little over half of the set achieves release on the dancefloor and in the bedroom, and the remainder is more reflective and sonically adventurous. Sensuality fuels the first side and seeps into the second side, beginning with a pair of caressing ballads frictionized by Jharis Yokley's twists on Dilla-style drunken drums. The next two songs, rhapsodic, slick, and as seductive as what precedes them, evoke prime Heatwave and Off the Wall-era Michael Jackson -- from Chad Selph's driving low-end synthesizer to Marcus Machado's wriggling rhythm guitar -- distinguished by James' buttery vocals and casual swagger. "Black Orpheus (Don't Look Back)" reverts to ballad mode with a philosophical look at companionship. James cited Leon Ware as an inspiration for the album, and the low-profile Motown legend's work, particularly on Marvin Gaye's I Want You and his own Musical Massage -- landmarks of quiet storm eroticism issued months apart in 1976 -- is especially felt in the love ballads. 1978's sound and vision open up with "Dark Side of the Sun" ("a prayer for broken-hearted people") and "Place of Worship," global gospel-folk fusions with respective featured appearances from stern Congolese-Belgian rapper Baloji and comforting Brazilian singer/songwriter Xênia França. The last two songs are among James' heaviest. Backed by only piano and strings, he delivers a poised outpouring of grief on "For Trayvon," masterfully switching in one early line from solemn baritone to despairing falsetto, and staying in the latter range until fadeout. James then returns to his hometown of Minneapolis for "38th & Chicago," the site of George Floyd's murder. The energy increases for this second song written in response to a racist killing. It's a rolling groove that, in a way, reimagines Marvin Gaye's What's Going On with Ware involved to apply some Afro-Brazilian influence. The breeziness is certainly at odds with James' feelings of terror, anger, and frustration, but its steady propulsion, combined with a burning Machado solo and a Pedrito Martínez conga break, signify resolve, defiance, and power.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 9 pista(s)
- Duración total: 00:48:45
- Artistas principales: José James
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Rainbow Blonde Records
- Género Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records ℗ 2024 Rainbow Blonde Records
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