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I have a very light soul.
There's one welcome moment of friction on this album: "Who's Thinking About You Now?" a loose James Talyor-influenced bit of light soul on which Mr. Mraz makes his case to a lover under a hint of a dark cloud.
There is an illuminating alternate version of a pop masterpiece (the "super deluxe" version of Nirvana's "Nevermind"); a deep dive into a country music watershed ("The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928"); and a slightly baffling reissue of a 1999 underground rap record (MF Doom, "Operation: Doomsday"), among other sets of funk, salsa, "hippie music," African pop and light soul.
(Concert Review: Rihanna at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in July) Bruno Mars, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" (Elektra) With six Grammy nods, the light soul crooner is again one of the most nominated acts, though he earned less than last year when he received seven nominations.
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Even with the light soul-jazz in the background (produced in part by Questlove of the Roots), they have the feeling of intimate home recordings, modest and almost accidental.
It's made Mr. Mars, 24, one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that's an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor.
Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called him "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that's an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor".
In another 2014 review, for the Lexington Herald-Leader, Walter Tunis writes: "[Extra Texture (Read All About It)] is a delight from the start of the brightly orchestrated pop of 'You' to a series of light soul-savvy reveries that culminate in the playful 'His Name is Legs'.
Thirty years ago, Banhart might have attempted to imitate R. Kelly's perverse and feather-light soul.
"Awaken, My Love!" is not pure homage — Glover softens the outré funk with lighter soul and surf-rock touches, and uses Auto-Tune — but he is not attempting to conceal his influences.
His character's name is Barry, and if that suggests a certain dim-the-lights soul singer, it's no accident; this is a jailhouse thug of a decidedly different sort.
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