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Jul 26, 2021Seriously impressive, unashamedly grown-up songs from, and for, the soul.
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Jul 22, 2021‘Gold-Diggers Sound’ is an effortless and easy listen thanks to the high production value, Bridges’ velvety-smooth vocals, and the strength of his songwriting, it’s set to be one of the albums of the year.
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Jul 29, 2021Not only is Gold-Diggers Sound the most cohesive release Bridges has put out to date, it’s also the most distinctive.
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Jul 22, 2021he record is a confident immersion into a genre he’s only toyed with before. And just as Good Thing never fully sacrificed Bridges’ style, neither does Gold-Digger forget his roots.
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Jul 22, 2021Gold-Diggers Sound” — named after the Los Angeles studio where the album was made — is more confidently single-minded [than his previous albums].
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Jul 22, 2021While more of a slow burn than his previous efforts, ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’ sees Leon Bridges shine brighter as a songwriter, as an artist and as a man than ever.
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Jul 22, 2021Bridges’ latest offering maintains the traditional elements of old-school soul heard on his previous work but introduces a new, vibrant, almost luminous aesthetic, comparable to the likes of Snoh Aalegra and Brent Faiyaz.
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Jul 22, 2021On first listen, Gold-Diggers Sound may pass you by like Bridges’ lane changing motorbike and could even be mistaken for being on the slighter side. But it’s the “quiet storm” power of keeping things hovering just above neutral that gives the album its after hours glow and silky appeal.
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Jul 22, 2021Gold-Diggers Sound is yet another graceful, often captivating deviation from the retro path most critics probably expected him to stick with.
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Jul 29, 2021Only on a couple occasions does Bridges let loose a touch while in the moment. ... Even in those moments, there is never an indication that Bridges could possibly lose his composure. The unswerving self-control he has demonstrated across three albums both impresses and mystifies.
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Jul 23, 2021On this album, every time it feels as if he’s close to breaking out—and the album’s best songs are replete with moments in which Bridges seems a hair’s breadth away from true passion—he recedes into the background and lets the technical expertise of his studio players, or that timeless-seeming studio itself, take over.
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Jul 23, 2021Bridges loves a good love song, and nails a few here.
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Jul 29, 2021Leon fez o seu melhor álbum em questão de lírica até aqui com um perfeito perfeccionismo sônico.