Every once in a while, an album comes along by a new artist that raises the bar and blows you away (think D’Angelo, Badu, Maxwell). Jarrod Lawson has made one of those albums although all together different from those artists, his debut comprises songs and musicianship of such quality it is like a breath of fresh air. Jarrod writes songs with meaning, sings with true feeling and beautiful harmonies, and his keyboard playing is superb throughout. Jarrod sits in the Jazzy Soul camp, vocally somewhere between Benet and Omar, but musically a bit jazzier. Every one of the 12 songs are noteworthy, some of the highlights are the driving groove ‘Sleepwalkers’, mid tempo’s ‘He’s There’ and ‘Walk in the Park’ and the slightly faster ‘Gotta Keep’. This one of the most complete albums in many years and it needs to be heard in its entirety. This is such an Uplifting record .
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Music & It’s Magical Ways
Sleepwalkers
He’s There
Walk In The Park
All That Surrounds
Think About Why
Redemption
Spiritual Eyes
Together We’ll Stand
Needed
Everything I Need
Gotta Keep
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