Electric Dusk

I promise I had no expectations but I wanted to love this album. And I’m a bit upset that I don’t love it. Electric Dusk, by Leon Thomas.

Crash & Burn is my absolute favorite track off the album. Breaking Point is my second favorite. The slow intentional rhythmic drawl makes your heart feel like it is literally breaking. Truly its a song that makes you want to cry, but instead you close your eyes, and remember what it feels like to feel that type of love. Blue Hundreds is growing on me, but Its the beats, the live band feeling makes me want to get lost in the vibe. Is that bagpipes? I could see Treasure in the Hills being played on MTV unplugged. It has really good bones, and I really do love the lyrics. I can tolerate Slow down, but it reminds me of something from Frank Ocean, but I could be wrong.

I’m not sure if the artist was experimenting with sounds, but if that was the case we want artist to try new things, and find inspiration in other sounds, etc. But however maybe I don’t at the same time. I want to have the music (R&B) that you have given to us on a consistent bases, but I don’t want to pigeon hold you in a genre that you’d like to expand from. I know, I can’t have it both ways. I do think it is a solid album, especially if you are a fan. I’ll watch out for a tour announcement, sometimes you have to hear a song live to really determine if you hate it.

Jonez.

PS I still love him as an artist, and will support the music he puts out.