Album Review: Angie Stone, Dream

Album Review: Angie Stone, Dream

Words by Edward T. Bowser, SoulInStereo.com Back in 2001, after listening to Angie Stone’s second album – and her signature work – Mahogany Soul, I made the following statement: “If Mother Nature could sing, she’d sound like Angie Stone.” Her vocals are always so...
Album Review: Tamar Braxton “Calling All Lovers”

Album Review: Tamar Braxton “Calling All Lovers”

Thirteen years after the release of her debut album, Tamar Braxton came back in a major way with her sophomore record “Love and War”. The CD debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and it let everyone know that Tamar was here to stay for the long haul....
Album Review: Janet Jackson, Unbreakable

Album Review: Janet Jackson, Unbreakable

Words by Edward T. Bowser, SoulInStereo.com Let’s just be honest: There is no way Janet Jackson’s comeback album can reach our absurdly high expectations. I mean, ol’ Damita Jo would have to build a time machine, get her Poetic Justice hat and braids, and fly back to...
Album Review: Teedra Moses “Cognac & Conversation”

Album Review: Teedra Moses “Cognac & Conversation”

Teedra Moses’ debut album “Complex Simplicity”. Some have heard it and fell in love with it, but for the most part it’s become an unheralded r&b gem through the years. However, it’s an album that has sustained the career of an artist...
Album Review: Bilal “In Another Life”

Album Review: Bilal “In Another Life”

Album Review By: Tara Scudder Bilal’s new release, ‘In Another Life’ takes the listener on a journey through a conscious, impassioned labyrinth. The choice to have the album produced entirely by Adrian Younge affords a consistent gritty sonic feel...
Album Review: Miguel, Wildheart

Album Review: Miguel, Wildheart

Words by Edward T. Bowser, SoulInStereo.com Of all the tracks on Wildheart, Miguel’s much-anticipated third album, it’s the seventh song, “what’s normal anyway” that best captures the spirit of the set: “Too proper for the black kids/too black for the Mexicans/too...