![]() Jon delivers their entertaining inside jokes in the free-flowing narrative style of Arctic Monkeys, while the tracks bounce with the fervor of Franz Ferdinand. ![]() Jon, Mince and Barry Fratelli are brothers like the Ramones were - in other words, not really. Manic yet charming, relentless yet affable, this Glasgow, Scotland, trio creates its own little universe on “Costello Music,” released last fall in the United Kingdom. ARTIST: THE FRATELLIS ALBUM: COSTELLO MUSIC Though it’s his staple, the chatty double-time flow can get tedious at times (“Thequestions”), but “Luvanmusiq” finds Musiq comfortably in his lane. Philadelphia” finds the sucker for love infatuated with a hometown honey. ![]() The remaining tracks rest mostly on the downbeat, with tender ballads like “Lullaby” and “Greatestlove.” On “Teachme” and the Raphael Saadiq-crafted “Betterman,” Musiq waxes poetic about the benefits of a good woman, and the groovy “Ms. Sampling the ‘80s dance hit “Heartbeat,” the trumpet-blaring lead single “B.U.D.D.Y.” endorses platonic friendship over romance. Instead, the soul singer’s fourth effort, “Luvanmusiq,” offers more gentlemanly tunes, served sunny side up. Romancing is Musiq Soulchild's game, so it's refreshing that a label shift (Def Jam to Atlantic) hasn't changed his ways. Musiq Soulchild accepts his award for Best R&B/Soul Single during the 16th annual Soul Train Awards in Los Angeles, March 20, 2002.
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