This review was written by Gillian Driscoll, founder of the music blog Sound Dessert, which features the best emerging artists that deserve to be heard. Press play and let your molecules alight. He’s leading the musical torch into a new era of R&B. Gallant is more than pulling his ‘weight in gold’ on Ology. Through his vulnerability, Gallant encourages others to “open up” and expand. On Ology listeners have space to revel and ruminate, for resolutions often lie within these revelations. He expresses this best on Shotgun when he sings, “ Will I regret my cause? Or revel in my thoughts?….Oh I know that I'd rather be bold.” Gallant taps into our shared humanity on Ology and the nature of self-doubt, the search for understanding, and self-forgiveness. However Gallant flips the lyrics from one of attraction, to one of longing for what once was. On Miyazaki in particular, Gallant pays tribute to Groove Theory’s 1995 hit Tell Me with a down-tempo arrangement that samples the classic hook, “ tell me if you want me to”. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE PLAYLIST We’re trying to fix the glitch that has the embedded YouTube playlist only showing 5 tracks. One can hear the echoes of said R&B icons and pioneers on Ology, as Gallant incorporates 80’s and 90’s influences into his sound. In my ears Gallant’s debut album Ology is everything I would have loved to hear from R&B/Pop stars like Usher and Frank Ocean, who just came out with their new albums as well. His is a vocal prowess akin to R&B icons who’ve come before him such as D’angelo, Prince, and Usher. Minimal arrangements and crashing beats create an ambient atmosphere that emphasizes Gallant’s vocal deftness: one that ranges from quavering whispers to a chilling falsetto peppered with groans and cries. “ Won't you lie through your teeth and tell me I'm a monument to more than bone and tissue?” he wails. On the sparse Bone + Tissue, Gallant yearns to be larger than his “vessel,” to have an impact, and to leave something behind. This underlying anxiety manifests throughout the 16-track record. “ How’d my own molecules forsake me?” he questions on the driving Talking To Myself as he seeks guidance and purpose to his “earthbound and scatterbrained” existence. On his debut LP, Gallant dives into the existential, sharing doubts, frustrations, and the complex dynamics of soul versus body. “Ology” is the study of a particular subject or interest. That voice is one of a thinker and philosopher. Pushing the boundaries of R&B, both lyrically and sonically, the Maryland-born musician carves out a distinctive voice with innovative precision. 4 –Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg TheaterĪpr.Gallant delivers a groundbreaking debut LP with the release of Ology. 3 –London, England – The Basement at the Edition Hotel All omscrwas Items > Zip > Gallant Ology ALBUM FREE LEAKED DOWNLOAD. Gallant will also tour across Europe and North America now through mid-jung, hitting major cities including London, Denver, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York and Boston, to name a few. Gallant Ology ALBUM FREE LEAKED DOWNLOAD. “But I couldn’t be more proud of this body of work and I hope people take it in a way that’s as honest as I was when I was making it.” “I’ve waited a long time to say everything that I’m saying in this album and it’s terrifying to think that people will hear it,” Gallant said in a press release. On April 6, the Los Angeles native will release his debut album, Ology. Gallant falsettos over the smooth production as he sings, “I’m a mountainless valley never comforted crashing / I’m just another stone on broken walls racing the wind in a hurricane / I’m not as brave as I once was I’ve been kicking these rocks in a river and they’ve been sinking low.”
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