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- Summary: This is the debut full-length release for the electro-soul trio of Anita Bias, and sisters Paris and Amber Strother.
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- Record Label: King Creative
- Genre(s): R&B, Alternative R&B
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Feb 8, 2016We Are King is all about plush, impeccable grooves and spine-tingling harmonies. It's without fault.
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Feb 8, 2016It’s a musicians’ album, going deeper into the strategies of a strain of R&B that might begin with Stevie Wonder’s “Music of My Mind” (1972) and continue through Patrice Rushen’s “Straight From the Heart” (1982), as well as any number of Prince ballads and Luther Vandross party songs.
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Feb 8, 2016Every track on We Are King putters and glides by quite smoothly. It’s only gradually you notice how complex this dream state actually is.
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Feb 8, 2016Debut LP We Are King finally gives the act room to stretch its crushed-velvet sound to its outer edges. The three voices often swirl into one, with lockstep harmonies that make challenging, constantly shifting melodies go down easy.
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UncutMar 22, 2016The lovely songs have such a languid unity of purpose. [May 2016, p.75]
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The WireMay 9, 2016We Are King is a lush, dynamic, and expertly crafted album that constructs a unique soundworld. [May 2016, p.50]
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Feb 8, 2016Sequencing issues aside, the strength of Paris' production is the biggest standout aspect of the project. If the years spent between releases had anything to do with making sure the beats were adequately rendered, those were years well spent.
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Aug 23, 2016
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