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- Summary: The first full-length release in five years for the R&B/soul artist was produced with Twilite Tone (aka Anthony Khan) and features a guest appearance by Raphael Saadiq.
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- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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The WireAug 9, 2017The sound is crisp without sacrificing any of Chesnutt’s trademark grit. By adding a little glean, Cody Chesnutt gives you the best of both sonic worlds. [Aug 2017, p.48]
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Jun 6, 2017ChesnuTT did become a father and famously took several years away from performing to focus on his family. It's that kind of rooted sense of purpose and dedication to the process, whether raising a child or recording a pop album, that permeates and elevates all of My Love Divine Degree.
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Jun 1, 2017My Love Divine Degree adds modern flair to soul and speaks to ChesnuTT's captivating songwriting skills.
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UncutJun 1, 2017Defiantly lo-fi production rather hampers the attempts at big-budget symphonic soul, but the clubby bangers such as "It's In The Love" and "She Ran Away" work magnificently. [Jul 2017, p.26]
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Jun 1, 2017It’s indicative of the taste for extemporisation--elsewhere reflected in the funeral lamentation “Bullets In The Street And Blood”, which yokes an explicit message to a desultory instrumental drift--which renders this album less compelling than 2012’s Landing On A Hundred.
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Jun 1, 2017There’s a lot of great, interesting stuff here but the listener will have to indulge him to get to it. If you’re a fan that’s no problem, the more causal listener may need convincing.