January 4, 2020 — Welcome to Another Groove, our series dedicated to new music that is neither pure soul nor R&B but which includes elements of those genres and may please your ears. We start off the new year with the track “She” by the British singer/songwriter Harry Styles.
Now I can already hear the carping: “Come on, Harry Styles has soul? One Direction, Wonder Bread, teeny-bopper, floppy-haired Harry? No way.” But stay with me, people, Styles is all grown up now, and his new record Fine Line, which recently debuted at #1 on Billboard, is a tour-de-force. Styles incorporates new sounds and textures on his latest, including alt-R&B, and the results are compelling. Our featured track swings and sways in ¾ time with Styles effortlessly sliding up into his unexpectedly soulful falsetto on the chorus. It is reminiscent of “Fame” era David Bowie, and you’ll hit replay repeatedly. Enjoy.
By Robb Patryk
