My World

Lee Fields earned the James Brown comparisons honestly, grinding for decades before records like this one got him proper attention. The backing band here plays tight and raw, more live-sounding than most modern soul revival stuff bothers to be. "Honey Dove" is the ballad that shows what his voice can do when it's not shouting — cracked, aching, completely convincing. Funky Soul isn't trying to be retro here, it just sounds like what's actually in him.

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