Instead, her clearest musical touchstone is the neo-soul of the mid-to-late '90s, one demonstrated through socially conscious lyrics and a musical style that drew together the sonic innovations of hip-hop and the retro influences of the soul auteurs- idiosyncratic singers/musicians like Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, or Donny Hathaway. Nneka is far too cool of a singer who, asks, requests, states, but never begs or demands in the style of say, Aretha or Beyonce. It also isn’t really soul in the classic sense, a genre that reaches for greatness by transitioning between dynamic extremes. Almost without exception, the songs on the record stay towards the middle midtempo, midrange, neither a hushed quiet nor a powerful roar. Anyone looking for songs to climax into the heights (or depths) of musical passion will have to go elsewhere for their kicks. Soul is Heavy is not really "heavy" in any sense of the word.
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