Brown Sugar: 2CD thevaultOOS features the recurring motif of

features the recurring motif of a hole in the middle of the stomach

Meg Brooks Mills

Jury Service - Band on The Wall - Manchester 05 March 1979

Drab Majesty

Swervedriver's heavy days have not yet been gone

Brown Sugar: 2CD thevaultOOS features the recurring motif ofD'Angelo's masterpiece debut album Brown Sugar was originally released in July 1995. The title track, Brown Sugar, oozes into the ears with dark, gooey, molasses like texture. Bolstered by the smoky sounds of a tricky old stage organ, D'Angelo sets the mood here for the rest of his album; his highly agile falsetto vocals merge with the gutbucket rhythm melange. The album's centerpiece efforts, Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine, Shit, Damn,