Well here it is! The one we've been waiting for ... the best release of
2024 so far by a country mile without a doubt. The new album from
Washington D.C. native Sy Smith "Until We Meet Again". She gave us a taste in October with the lead single "Slide".
It's been almost exactly six years since her last album "Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete".
The album is produced by Detroit's Zo! (Lorenzo Ferguson) and Tall Black
Guy (Terrel Wallace) and is Sy's sixth album and first released on their
Foreign Exchange Music label. Executive producer Phonte Coleman co-wrote
two of the songs ("Photograph" and "All The Ways"). It includes guest
appearances from jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, Prince protégé Sheila E,
Uruguayan guitarist Leo Amuedo, trumpeter Dontae Winslow and
former hip-hop artist Tracey Lee.
We note that four songs were also co-written by Bianca Rodriguez who you
may know as BeMyFiasco who released an excellent album "Where I Left You" on Foreign Exchange in Oct '21.
One of those rare beasts, an album you can play from start to finish
without the urge to skip on. The three immediate standouts for us though,
the single aside, are "Photograph" and "Remember How To Fly" feat. Chris Botti on which Ms. Smith channels her inner Minnie Riperton
and "Summer Of '93" feat. Tracey Lee and Dontae Winslow.
To promote the album Sy will be embarking on a (so far) ten city U.S.
tour in March and April kicking off with two nights in Indianapolis. She
will do two nights in her home town Washington D.C. at Blues Alley where
we were fortunate to catch her one night only gig promoting her last album
in 2018 whilst on vacation.
You may recall earlier this week we posted a Tall Black Guy mashup of
Sade and Donny Hathaway.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| Rating: | 9 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Neo Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Self Released |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 26/01/2024 |
| Price: | £7.49 |
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Thanks so much for the kind words!!!
ReplyDeleteZo! and Tall Black Guy murdered the production, Sy sounds great as always and the cameos are world class. Solid record from Top to Bottom. Looking forward to her coming to the Bay.
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