Curtis Harding - Face Your Fear

Curtis Harding returned in 2017 with his sophomore album, Face Your Fear. This record bumps him up from promising newcomer to major artist. This is smooth soul music with musical snatches that recall the classic tunes of Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and others thanks in part to the production tricks of Danger Mouse and Sam Cohen.

The sexiness of his delivery may fool fans into thinking he’s singing about some kind of carnal activity. But a closer listen reveals the night terrors with which he’s concerned are of a more mortal kind. Death will greet us all someday. The best we can do is to be cool and stay strong. 

This vinyl edition produced by ANTI Records in 2017.