iStevie [2023] - Pure Love [iStevieMuzikLand] (Full Album)

iStevie (aka Stevie Early) is a singer/songwriter and producer from Oakland, CA. He's been around since the early noughties having released several albums with his latest "Pure Love" released on 21 Mar '23 being around his seventh.

It's a solid, mellow, set with a 90s/00s R&B feel. The ones appealing on a first listen being "This Hood", "Second Guessin'" and "Let's Dance".

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	iStevieMuzikLand / Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	21/03/2023
Price:	£9.99

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iStevie [2021] - Oral Lovin' [iStevieMuzikLand]

From a new album 'The Bedroom Soundtrack' released 11 Feb 2021. As you can probably ascertain from the title it's 'supposedly' love music, but Teddy Pendergrass or Barry White he ain't.  

The titles and lyrics are vulgar and 'lewd' and I'm no prude, I just don't 'get it' as it's all a bit juvenile and detracts from the music.  To give you an idea, some of the track titles are Doggy Style, Fuckin', Sex, Quickie, how do they think they will get airlpay with these titles, or is it some sort of perverse ploy to market to juveniles who think it's cool? 

Oral Lovin' is about the only 'soul' track on the album, to be honest i don't really know why I'm bothering to post it as the lyrics are obviously about oral sex, but it has got a decent  groove, the rest is the usual and predicable fare. 

Maybe it's me, but most of the R&B of music is instantly forgettable as there's no discerning rhythm or melody and they just all blur together, the singers and the songs sound the same.