2015 may very well be the year of Leon Bridges. The recent Columbia Records signee's Soundcloud just hit a million plays in only 3 months, he's getting love from Russell Crowe, and his first NYC show sold out in a matter of days - all with only a handful of tracks floating around. His beautiful, soulful jams have evoked comparisons to Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, and those claims are far from hyperbolic. His voice, sound, and aesthetic have provided him with the opportunity to be the king of modern soul.
His subject matter doesn't veer far from what one would expect from a southern soul and gospel musician from Fort Worth. On "Better Man", he seeks to reclaim the heart of a lost lover, begging "What can I do, to get back to your heart? I'd swim the Mississippi River, if you would give me another start, girl," over clean blusey guitar and gorgeous doo-wops.
As of now, there's no confirmed word of a full-length album from Mr. Bridges, but if it takes a marathon swim down the Mississippi for that to happen, I'll be the first volunteer to put on my goggles and trunks. <EC>
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