First Listen: “Soldier of Love” by Sade

Written by: Money Mike

Sade is one of those artists (excuse me, BANDS) whose legend and mystery grows with each album. Folks who listened to good pop and R&B may have taken them for granted back in the day, but their extended absences from the music scene (and the fact that they just don’t make music like they used to anymore) have ultimately resulted in people appreciating them a lot more. Sade’s last album, 2000′s “Lovers Rock” went multi-platinum and won a couple of Grammys. It had been eight years since their last album. Now we’ve had to wait NINE (almost ten) years between follow-ups, and a new album is FINALLY scheduled for release in 2010.

The first single, “Soldier of Love” was released to radio and the web earlier this week. While I think it’s impossible for Sade to come out with anything that doesn’t sound sultry, this has a more aggressive musical vibe than most of their earlier material, no doubt goosed along by the “soldier”/military motif. I like it (although I think you could probably shave a minute or two off of the instrumental coda). It’s not total “OMIGOD SADE IMINLOVE!!!”, but I’m no less excited for the new album.

First Maxwell, now Sade. Can a new D’Angelo record be next?

 

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  1. almarsezstuff on December 9th, 2009 11:31 pm

    GG claims I’m the biggest Sade fan he knows. While that might be true, I’ve seen bigger fans but nonetheless, I guess I’m enough of an authority to comment on this.

    I like it. I agree with Mike, it’s not “blow me out of the water” just yet, but I know the song will grow on me (yes, that’s a biased remark). What I do like a lot is listening to the obvious progression the band has made musically. If you’ve followed Sade over the years (or Sweetback for that matter), you’ll know they try to update their sound with each release. No different here. If anything, hearing this first song makes me anticipate the new album even more.

  2. Mike Heyliger on December 10th, 2009 8:32 am

    The band itself is tight-I like the groove. I have a feeling this will grow on me as well.

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