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Throughout all of them, Chris Dave’s skills as writer, producer and bandleader may shine, but so too do his unique style and diverse drumming skills.
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They include a sexy, ethereal ode to the power of rhythm in “Atlanta, Texas” featuring Goapele and Shafiq Husayn and a more upbeat celebration of the “Universal Language” of music from “The Drumhedz as a whole” a dark, rocked-out form of story-telling by Anderson Paak and SiR in “Clear View” and a lighter, loved-up journey into another world with Mint Condition’s Stokley Williams in “Cosmic Intercourse” a funky hip hop number featuring rappers Elzhi and Phonte Coleman and the ballad “Spread Her Wings” sublimely sung by Bilal and Tweet.Įach song on the album is a dreamy gift of musical goodness to love and behold. With the release of his own debut album Chris Dave and The Drumhedz, he’s now brilliantly demonstrated his skills as a writer, arranger, producer and bandleader too.Ĭombining forces with around 50 of today’s most accomplished and innovative musicians and vocalists, Chris Dave and his contemporaries have created 15 dreamy, other-wordly tracks seamlessly blending the sounds of hip hop, jazz, funk, soul, rock and Afrobeat. His drumming credentials are undoubtedly beyond reproach. D’Angelo, Robert Glasper, Thundercat, Adele, Mint Condition, John Legend, Maxwell, Mos Def and Erykah Badu are just some of the artists Chris Dave has played with during his 25+ year music career. If you like what you hear you can support Leon Bridges by buying the entire album in hard copy – as well as your local independent music store by buying it from there.Īny of you hip hop, funk, soul, jazz, rock and pop music fans who pay attention to the musicians playing alongside your beloved bandleaders, will know and appreciate the drumming skills and style of Chris Dave.
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And all in all the album Good Thing is a decent, wholesome dose of contemporary R&B.Ĭheck out two sample tracks below. A few could wisely be selected by party and club DJs to get crowds moving – most notably the first single “Bad Bad News”. But at least one or two can justifiably be played on ‘repeat’ (eg. Some songs from Good Thing mightn’t go into your forever-after memories. With his debut album Coming Home, Leon Bridges took us back in time to the beloved sounds of 60’s soul in the vein of Sam Cooke & Otis Redding. A few years on and his new album Good Thing is a reflection and expression of a broader range of musical influences from subsequent decades, most notably 90’s R&B, 70’s jazz and funk and pop.