Joe Lington is an RnB/Soul artist who began receiving vocal and piano instruction from Lisa Gold Gervais and became a soloist in a gospel choir. Concurrently, he undertook music production, mixing, and mastering training. It wasn’t long before he found his passion for R&B and Soul music, inspiring him to create his own music that pays homage to artists like Sisqo and Keith Sweat while infusing his unique style. Joe sings in French, English, and Cameroonian. After “WTPA”, his latest album in cooking is “Black Desire”; keep reading for my thoughts!
The album opens with the title track, “Black Desire”– an intro track filled with hummed melodies and groove that set the stage to the album quite nicely– Joe’s vocal timbre shines through rather well here, as he delivers his spoken word verse. The next song on the album is “It’s Gonna Be Alright”– with a very string pad-heavy sound, with primarily R&B styles. Joe’s signature bilingual English-French rapped style shines through here, with themes of positivity and hope, that I quite liked.
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Moving to the third track, “Mamacita”, it is an upbeat, sultry reggaeton number with a distinctive picked synth bass that sounds round and well-made throughout the song. Joe’s adlibs also are of note here, with them, on this song in particular, adding a lot of charisma and character to the song, while the lyrics are completely in French.
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As we start moving towards the halfway point of the album, another track stands out to me: it’s called “Marshmallow”, and it is one of the most unique and experimental genre-bends I have seen in a while; blending an absolutely shredding guitar solo in the intro with trademark RnB rhodes piano chords, as the song settles into a very pop, upbeat sound, replete with falsetto use, and gritty, sequenced basses. The song, very surprisingly, flows really really well; and is, by a margin, one of the catchiest songs on this album.
Some other standout tracks on this album include “Ce Soir”, a more downtempo and chill hip-hop number, and “I Can’t See You”, a more old-school hip-hop track that manages to give you great vibes throughout the song.
In conclusion, “Black Desire” is a showcase of Joe Lington’s musical prowess and ability to fuse different styles and languages into a cohesive, enjoyable listening experience. Check out the album here!
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