Another week, another free single, another bout of mixed feelings and mild disappointment. This week's single was written by rising pop artist Egberts Nathaniel Dawkins III. Sorry, you probably know him better by his stage name,
Aloe Blacc. If that doesn't ring any bells, then you probably recognize the voice of that guy that sang (and wrote)
that Aviicii song.
Egbert... excuse me,
Aloe Blacc has been creating music since 1995, and apparently wallowed in relative obscurity for 18 years before being instrumental in a pop hit that reached #1 in 102 different countries. Talk about perseverance. He has worked in a slew of different genres including soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop and funk, before reaching mainstream propriety and achieving pop music status.
This week's free single is the title track for his latest album,
Lift Your Spirit, Blacc's third solo album. Having listened to samples from each of his three albums I can say that
Lift Your Spirit is definitely a change of artistic direction for him. And I think that, regrettably, this is his best-received album yet.
