In the past five years or so, acoustic R&B singers have been on the rise. Anthony Hamilton, Lyfe Jennings and India.Arie have all strapped on guitars, jotted down some heartfelt lyrics and washed over their sultry instrumentals with velvety vocals. The genre has kind of been put on the backburner for the sake of glossy R&B and pop to take over the mainstream, but with performers like Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild constantly touring and a steady stream of new albums being released, neo-soul is persevering and staying alive.
Anthony David is the next singer-songwriting R&B guitar-cradler to take the stage, delivering his 11 track disc Acey Duecy, the first release on India.Arie's label SoulBird Music. The album is a grassroots R&B record, complete with romance-laden lyrics, smooth guitar melodies and Anthony's smoky baritone voice. A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Anthony takes the listener on a journey through heartbreak, reconciliation and, in true neo-soul form, love.
