The BET Awards left me wondering where Maxwell has been hiding the last 7 years. No longer rockin the natural fro, but now sporting the low boy, he will always play an important role as an artist in the neo-soul genre. He hasn’t had an album since Now released in 2001. For some reason I knew that wonderful voice of his was not retired.  Although, there has not been much publicity around the subject, Maxwell will be releasing an album this year! Actually, he is expected to release an album every year for the next three years. It is part of his newest project entitled Black Summers’ Night. The first album, Black, will release in 2008, followed by Summers’ in 2009 and Night in 2010.  Here is a snippet of Pretty Wings, a single from Black…Gave me chills

by FDM/Fun*dmental ‘03: I was listening to a MixTape earlier and this was the only song I wanted to repeat. This group is from the UK and is signed to Geffen Records. While you might not be able to find basic information like who’s in the group from a google search, they have an online presence on MySpace, YouTube, and Facebook. High five to their digital strategist! 

I’m beyond excited to start this blog. Since I created the page yesterday and now, numerous people have asked me about new songs and what I am currently listening to. Hopefully, this will keep all of the musicfans informed about new releases and artist updates. There will also be a “Song of the Day” which will feature a song that I think is praiseworthy for the day. If you have specific requests for track or album reviews that are not posted, let me know…

~E