![]() ![]() ![]() But, Miguel still finds a smart rhythm on Wildheart, one that intersects Frank Ocean subdued hipster R&B with a huge slice of Bonnaroo-focused rock. It's considered drivel to those raised on Teddy Pendergrass and will probably only get mass traction just for being so insanely explicit. "The Valley" plays like a porn director's dream anthem, particularly when its looped track exposes the vintage low-budget "bow chicka wow wow" synths. ![]() The horny rhetoric of his last full-length adventure seems to have multiplied with strident force. On Wildheart, Miguel explores the deep abysses of Prince's Dirty Mind and conjures a product ruthless in its panty-dropping assignment. At least, that's the impression one may inherit after listening to Miguel’s third LP, his second with RCA. It did what his earlier singles failed to do and turned the pompadour-wearing crooner into a critics' darling. But, Miguel wasn't cut from your typical R&B cloth, and he's not trying to be. From that effort came the success of "Adorn," a powerful throwback gem that felt like a 21st century "Sexual Healing." The song was more than enough to transform Miguel into a knightly R&B stud, pushing him past the urban radio-dominated reverberations of Usher, Chris Brown and Trey Songz. singer-songwriter Miguel Pimentel took listening ears on a seductive psychedelic escapade with his sophomore set, Kaleidoscope Dream. ![]()
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