Freudian＜Transparent Blue & Green Marble vinyl＞

現代R&Bを代表するシンガー・ソングライター、ダニエル・シーザーの初期3作品が、韓国ソウルのヴァイナル専門レーベル〈SECONDTRACK〉からカラー・ヴァイナル仕様でリイシュー！

Among the rising artists who arrived during the mid-2010s with an alternative to commercial R&B, Daniel Caesar follows a set of introductory singles, an EP, and featured appearances with this promising, independently released debut full-length. Caesars sound still prompts a mix of comparisons and distinctions: Frank Ocean with concision, Miguel without sleaze, a less extroverted BJ the Chicago Kid, a sanctified (if still occasionally explicit) Internet. Factor all of that in, and theres still a uniqueness to Freudian. The album teems with deeply felt emotion yet is just as suited for half-awake cloud-gazing, with atmosphere emphasized as much as composition. The whole thing has a dialogic quality, as Caesar surrounds himself with women -- one assist each from Kali Uchis, H.E.R., the Internets Syd, and Charlotte Day Wilson, plus the regular presence of the trio Cadaro Tribe. All the supplemental voices complement Caesars sensitive and expressive voice as he sings of gratitude, redemption, solace, and escape. ~ Andy Kellman