Talk about a breath of fresh air. Musiq Soulchild is back in full form with his new offering Onmyradio due out this coming tuesday. It might have just been me, but it seemed like the previous album, Luvanmusiq, was greatly uninspired. He had just moved from Island Def Jam to Atlantic and it seemed like he left a lot of the soul behind him. Sure songs like B.U.D.D.Y. and Teach Me were relative hits, but besides those two tracks there might have been maybe three more worth listening to. But it seems Musiq has found both his soul and inspiration on this album.
I wasn't a big fan of the bass heavy first single Radio at first but it has grown on me. I am still upset that we haven't been blessed with a scratch interlude or Musiq rap on the last three albums, but hopefully he will bring that back the next go around. Musiq rarely has features on his album, the most being on Soulstar, but on this disc Mary J. Blige and Damien Marley both provide Musiq with two very strong performances. The latter of the two, ifyouleave, sounds like classic Musiq Soulchild circa '00-'02. Rather than steal the show, Mary accompanies Musiq very nicely on a track about a potential break up. Other stand out tracks include Dearjohn, Backagain and my favorite Until.
Musiq is one of the few artists out of the Philadelphia Soul movement that still consistently puts out albums, and even though he lives in Atlanta now he is still representing for the City of Brotherly Love. If you are a fan of Musiq that was discouraged after the last two albums have no fear. This album will be worth every penny you spend on it and is guaranteed to get multiple spins.
# of Digs 4/5
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