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- Summary: The fourth release for the 2011 Grammy-winning Best New Artist is described as a more upbeat album with two cover songs.
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- Record Label: Concord
- Genre(s): Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Pop
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Black Gold | |
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Hold your head as high as you can High enough to see who you are, little man Life sometimes is cold and cruel Baby no one else will tell you so... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 11 out of 16
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Mixed: 5 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Mar 21, 2012It is a stunning achievement in contemporary pop. Yet, unlike so much of contemporary pop, it's timeless.
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MojoMar 23, 2012Spalding's improvised ensemble pieces put pay to the tittle-tattle about jazz being dead. It is very much alive. [Apr 2012, p.90]
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Apr 5, 2012Spalding's charisma, whimsical poetry and enthusiasm for jamming still run through the heavily produced set.
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Mar 20, 2012Most of the record finds organic urban grooves, frosts them with sweet pop-soul hooks and serves them up hot and fluffy.
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Oct 9, 2012[Radio Music Society] positions Spalding as an artist looking forward and back, a powerful stance.
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Mar 19, 2012She's the kind of artist whose skills absolutely merit a wide audience, but Radio Music Society proves that she hasn't quite figured out how to capture one.
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Mar 20, 2012Despite a charmingly lithe voice, her song writing has a way to go.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Mar 26, 2012
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