Believe it or not, this latest single, "Slide", from Sy Smith is her first original solo material in five years since
"Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concete" in 2018. She covered Anthony Newley's (now a standard) "Feeling Good" in 2021, and has featured on others' recordings, but released none of her own
material.
The song was co-written with, and produced by, Zo! (Lorenzo Ferguson) and Tall Black Guy (Terrel Wallace) and released on
Zo!'s Foreign Exchange Music. It has elements of old (swirling strings) and new school which has the current trend of broken/afro beats behind it (that we don't normally appreciate) but it works well on this song, perhaps as it doesn't interfere with the main melody?
Sy is known as 'The Queen of Underground R&B and Soul" and her music
is quite eclectic as she's not afraid of pushing the boundaries. Whilst
visiting Washington D.C. in 2018 we were fortunate to catch a one night only
show in her home town at the intimate Blues Alley venue. She had just
released her last album (above) which she performed songs from along with
some jazz standards.
The Washington D.C. born, L.A. resident has been releasing music for almost
25 years, debuting in 1999. She has five albums under her belt which she
tends to release every five years or so, so we may receive one in due
course if this new single is a sign of things to come.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
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artist.
| Rating: | 8.6 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Neo Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | The Foreign Exchange Music |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 13/10/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | 3B/118 |
| Price: | £1 |
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