Monday, August 2, 2021

Silk Sonic

 


I took a walk around the neighborhood on Saturday and heard a song coming out of some guy's car, as he was fiddling with something under his hood. I knew what it was but I couldn't place it. 

The Whispers? Tavares? No! Shuggie Otis!

I couldn't place it.

Then, while scrolling through one of Brooklyn Vegan's email blasts, the word "vintage" followed by "R&B"  jumped out at me. Could it be Silk Sonic? Yes. It could.

"Skate" is the brand new second single from Anderson.Paak and Bruno Mars doing business as Silk Sonic and it's a good one. The first single "Leave The Door Open" got by me, and it too, has a classic summer soul sound, though I think "Skate" is the better of the two.

A full length debut, "An Evening With Silk Sonic" is planned, but a release date is TBA. Until then, check out the two singles.




10 comments:

cmealha said...

Wow! Two great tracks. They feel like summer. Certainly a release to look out for.

A Walk In The Woods said...

Right on! What more do the people want than this? Life-affirming!

Unknown said...

"Skate" could be placed in "Summer of Soul" and not look out of place. (that's a compliment)

FD13NYC said...

I LIKE THIS!!!

hpunch said...

Don't like the artists, but do like the songs.

Shriner said...

Definitely looking forward to a full-length album from these guys. These two songs are great!

Mr. Baez said...

Really good. Brightened up my morning. Thanks!

buzzbabyjesus said...

Yeah! I like Silk Sonic so far.

Michael Giltz said...

I think they're both terrific singles. Bruno Mars has the skill to deliver a great album, more than just some great singles. Here's hoping Silk Sonic will be the album on which he fulfills that promise.

Steven said...

The videos are a hoot, too. For all of the success he's had, Bruno Mars is an underrated artist.