(April 9, 2022) We go through this constant debate about the relevancy and staying power of the kind of R&B made by artists like LA based crooner Robert ‘IMtume’ Owens. Owens’ continued role as a much in demand artist in the competitive LA music scene attests to his staying power. The fact that Owens confidently releases music that appeals to fans of R&B and steppers music attests to the fact that there’s still a market for sophisticated, mature soul music and for a vocalist who is unapologetic about his power packed tenor.
Owens’ stock and trade is the classic romantic ballad and breezy mid-tempo tunes that explore every aspect of that most splendored thing called love. He has returned with “Don’t Give Up,” a mid-tempo steppers’ jam that tells the story of a man who came to the realization that he had and has potentially lost a good thing. Now, he is trying desperately to get that good her back.
“Don’t Give Up” is falls squarely in the “begging” sub-genre. Owens uses his baritone to give full voice to a man who strips himself of the façade of aloofness that drove a woman into the arms of someone else. Now, Owens engages in a passionate and vulnerable conversation where he bares his soul, admits his mistakes, calls on memories of good times and pleads for a second chance. Owens takes his listeners to a place where many of us have been. Check out Robert ‘IMtume’ Owens’s “Don’t Give Up” here.
By Howard Dukes
Robert ‘IMtume’ Owens – “Don’t Give Up”
