

So much so, that the group decided to move the original January 2022 album release date to November this year.Īs the song starts, people are introduced to Anderson.Paak’s vocals, which are centered around an invitation to spend a combination of wanting a lover to keep him company and a boastful attitude. “Leave The Door Open” left newly-assembled Silk Sonic fans antsy for the album release. The song not only brought Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak fans together, but also commanded all of the world’s attention on this unique. By introducing Bootsy as the host and inviting listeners to grab a drink and make their way to the stage, the intro is a perfect alley-oop to enjoying “An Evening With Silk Sonic.” The minute-long introduction is technically Silk Sonic’s first of four singles released by the group, but its early March 2021 release served as a teaser for the next-day drop of number one hit single “Leave The Door Open.” Nevertheless, the duo begins the album by putting the listener in a setting similar to a small concert centered around the anticipated “good vibrations” of the album. If it did what it did and hit number one or it didn’t, me and Andy know that that was the best we could do and we’re cool with that.”Įven with the old-school sound in this age of autotune and artificial sounds, where will this album rank amongst other collections released this year? Will it be viewed as a “classic album?” Only time will tell, but for now, here is my first impression review.

“Me and Andy come from this school of performing and playing live instruments … To us, this just feels right. “You know this Tik Tok thing is blowing up,” Mars said. In an interview with Ebro Darden, Mars spoke about the importance of having the live music sound in the group’s debut album. Hosted by Bootsy Collins, a pioneer in funk music and the one who came up with the duo’s name, the album is centered around an old-school, R&B soul, funk and soft rock sound all created by original, in-studio instruments. ” Based on the attention the group is receiving after the album release, it comes as no surprise that the album debuted at the number two spot on The Billboard 200 last Monday. 12, the same day as Swift’s “Red (Taylor’s Version). Silk Sonic, a fresh new duo featuring underground R&B renaissance man, Anderson.Paak, and superstar sensation, Bruno Mars, released their long-awaited album, “An Evening With Silk Sonic,” on Nov.

On that list, one could include names such as The Weeknd, Drake, Kanye West, Billie Eilish and especially 11-time Grammy winner, Taylor Swift. There are a handful of artists today that one should not compete with when it comes to release dates.
