Leon Bridges: Leon review – deliciously soulful confection with added country

Leon Bridges: Leon review – deliciously soulful confection with added country

(Columbia)The musician’s emotional fourth album borrows liberally from the past but the themes are modern and the sound utterly timeless When poet of the pillowcase Leon Bridges was promoting his Gold-Diggers Sound album in 2021, he told the Guardian he wanted to become one of the few black artists making country music. “All I need…