anglo-audiophile:The Reviews

There is currently something of a soul revival occurring in the UK right now. Granted this statement is based on data from the imperfect British singles/album chart(s) and only based on this weeks charts. Also I’m basing most of the above statement on the popularity of exactly two artists who fit the classic description of soul and one who won the British version of American Idol and technically is a R&B artist, though as anyone who’s taken this class can tell you, labels mean nothing. Nonetheless there is in fact a small soul revival occuring in the UK and it all started with a song about rehab.
Due to the severe lack of coherance in my brain, my evidence for this statement will be made through YouTube videos.

Leona Lewis wouldn’t let me embed her video, but she still has great pipes.

Did I mention my evidence was a bit scant? Eh, it’s the beginning of something. All three ladies have top 10 albums and top 15 singles at the moment at least in the UK. Leona recently hit number one in the US singles chart. So there you have it. The entirety of my argument for the UK’s soul revival. This entry turned out a lot better in my head…

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