Sep 14, 2016
Words by Edward T. Bowser, SoulInStereo.com Usher’s 2004 Confessions album is not only his greatest achievement, it’s his greatest curse. Confessions is arguably R&B’s last classic album – and I’m talking legit classic here, not the forgettable “classics” half...
Sep 13, 2016
Words by Edward T. Bowser, SoulInStereo.com Who is H.E.R.? Um, I mean, who is she? Not much is known about the mysterious project that popped up the morning of Sept. 11 – what we do know is that DJ Camper serves as executive producer, it’s being released under RCA...
Feb 1, 2016
Words by Edward T. Bowser, SoulInStereo.com SWV knows exactly what the people want. What they want is what they’ve been missing — that 1990s-era sound that only seems to live on in our iPod playlists and BET Soul reruns. SWV’s fifth album, Still, is...
Dec 17, 2015
Words by Edward T. Bowser, SoulInStereo.com On “I Miss Music,” one of the more memorable tracks from Monica’s new album, she echos the sentiments of many of you reading this review: “I miss Michael and Whitney and Teena and James/and the Fugees...
Oct 30, 2015
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...
Jun 23, 2015
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...
