Flowers – Biggz Da Misfit (reviewed by Baron Daker)

The deft blend of sophisticated neo-soul, cutting-edge vocal treatments, R&B, ambient electro vibes, and no small pop sensibility demands your immediate attention on Flowwers, the latest release from Biggz Da Misfit. He might call himself a misfit, but sonically, everything slots perfectly into place here.

It’s the sound of an artist who sounds both cool and cultish and simultaneously perfect for a much wider audience – an outsider who, like the Trojan horse of old, could easily find his way into the heart of the mainstream. An artist who feels like a best-kept secret, for now, but who will one day, soon, be one of those creatives that people will be clamouring to say, “I was into him way back when…” as a point of one-upmanship and proof of their discerning and ahead of the pack tastes.

The song ticks along on modern digital beats; the vocals are wrapped and warped by modern, forward-thinking studio treatment, but it also echoes with the classic sound of a soul and R&B past. Biggz Da Misfit knows where he is going, but the important thing is that he also understands where he comes from; musically speaking, he is aware of just which musical giants’ shoulders he stands on.

The vocals are both the sound of a human-digital musical dance but full of sentiment; the groove is relaxed and understated, and the piano that gently chimes and charms in the background acts as the perfect balance against the more cutting-edge, skittering beats and electronic washes.

It’s a place where genres meet, and the past is repackaged for a bright new future. If you want to see where soul, R&B and even the more discerning end of pop go in the more creative quarters, this is it!