Soul power

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The first album by Curtis Harding is finally released in Europe. Discover an exceptional new talent who will undoubtedly mark the year 2015. "Soul Power spans a spectrum that goes from soul - proto-disco rhythms, bass lines reminiscent of Larry Graham, a Gospel phrasing - to raw rock'n'roll, with a certain cool nonchalance very much 2014" - New York Times. For CURTIS HARDING, soul music, and his music, needs no introduction. It is a striking obviousness for anyone listening to Soul Power. There is something striking in the frenzied rhythm, in the guitar chords. In front of such an accomplished work, it almost becomes reductive to question its genesis, but some foundational elements of Harding's youth deserve to be mentioned. Harding's style was born in Michigan and grew up on the road - a nomadic childhood spent singing gospel alongside an evangelist mother, then it was fulfilled in Atlanta, where he sang in the choirs of Cee Lo Green and befriended the Black Lips. But deeply nomadic, Harding's music has a much broader scope than that of his geographical and musical origins. The poignant lyrics could easily tell the story of Harding, or yours. They are scenes in which you did not play, but of which you know all the lines. "Gospel has inspired me a lot," Harding says. "Transforming trials and suffering into something beautiful. It's the story of black people in America, what we endured with slavery, these are the origins of Blues, R&B, Soul, Country, Rock." But Harding does not just preach to the converted - he is on the road, and he blends his voice with the songs of those who are searching for something authentic.