Music Review Monday...

What I am about to post may not be new to all of the girls under the age of 15 out there with Bieber Fever. Yes, I am going to confess, I am a 30 year old woman and I have a case of Bieber Fever! I've had this song on my MP3 player for the past 2 months or so. Don't Judge me, just listen!

Music Review Monday

One of my all-time favorite singers is coming out wiht a new album: Anita Baker. Only Forever is due out October 23, 2012. I know that I will be awaiting and actually paying for my copy of the CD. For now, listen to her lead single, Lately, which is a remake of Tyreses' song.

Sigh. They don't make good music like this no more!

New Music Monday!

I'm always on the lookout for new music from new artist. Well, while browsing a couple of YouTube videos, I kept hearing the same soulful voice. Then finally at the end of one of Chary Jay's video she said who it was. Mishal Moore. New neo-soul upcomer, with a soon to be release EP, I Am Not A Hipster.

Check out her website. Listen and watch on YouTube and Facebook. 

Oh, I almost forgot! You can hear some of her music on Pandora! It'll be a nice surprise in your Neo-Soul Radio Spinner.

Music Review Monday: Ledisi

Happy 4th of July!

While riding to a BBQ, I really got to listen to and get the full effect of the new Ledisi album, Pieces of Me. I got it on a whim while at Target. It was a toss up between her and Beyonce, and since Run the World (Girls) irks me to no end, I decided to go with Ledisi.

Now, I have been a Ledisi fan since the first time I heard 'In the Morning (Live)' and I still to this day have 'Think of You' on my motivational CD in the car. Her neo-soul sound and great lyrics makes me feel like I am listening to 'real music', not this electronically produced stuff that we have flooding the airwaves.

Oh yeah, on to the review...Like all of her CD's you can expect to have some feel good music. I am big on lyrics with any song, but it seems like the lyrics all hit home with me. The lead single 'Pieces of Me' is the quintessential black woman narrative:

So many colors...
(I make up the woman that you see)
A good friend and lover
(Anything you want Yes I can be)
I can run the business and make time for fantasy
(These are the pieces of me)

Other songs I love: So Into You, Bravo, Coffee, Shine, BGTY (Be Good To Yourself) and I Got to Get to You. Surprisingly, I am not a fan of Stay Together, which for anyone that knows me, I LOVE Jaheim. That song just doesn't do it for me.

Overall, I brought this CD without even hearing the title track and I must say that I feel like it was well worth the $10.70 that I paid for it. 3 out of 4 stars!