El Dorado has a series of inspiring hits in it. Although the record will give you the standard relationship people have with most albums, you will have your favorite tracks and your lesser ones, when Ro James gets it right, he gets it strong. The entire debut feels like an introduction to an artist’s potential, which is fantastic. Not many music debuts are phenomenal, unmatchable masterpieces. If anything, a debut can be a rough patch for artists, whom are mutually trying to figure out their sound while selling it to you. Thus, the fact that you will walk away from El Dorado eager to come back to it is a firm sign of James’s future. You will to hear again songs like, “A.D.I.D.A.S”, which literally sounds like you are taking a shower with your lover. In it, synthetic rhythms are the shower steam flowing upwards as James kisses you and talks of his desire to love you. Then, there is “Already Knew That” where the bassline pummels through the song like James’s frank confrontation to his love “You been actin like you don’t want it/ How you gonna lie to me”. It is sexy, blunt, and brusk. And, of course, there is the folksier “Everything” where guitar strings and James’s playful vocal range dance in love with “everything” of their partner. Oh, and did I mention “Permission”; it is James’s perfect vocal blend of the smooth brokenness that R&B emotionality is known for like, ripped silk.
Permission
The world needs another R&B sensation, and Ro James has MY VOTE! He is clearly a star, and, next year, he hopes you will see that, as well. The young man is prepping for U.S. Tour. Check The Dates Below and
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“XIX” Headlining Tour Dates:
February 3rd Portland, OR Star Theater
February 4th Seattle, WA Columbia City Theater
February 6th Oakland, CA The New Parish
February 7th Sacramento, CA Harlow’s
February 9th Santa Ana, CA The Constellation Room @ The Observatory
February 13th Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
February 14th Detroit, MI Fox Theatre w/ Joe, Chrisette and Vivian Greene
February 15th Houston, TX Studio @ Warehouse Live
February 16th Dallas, TX South Side Music Hall
February 19th Nashville, TN Basement East
February 22nd Baton Rouge, LA The Varsity Theatre
February 23rd Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre
February 24th Atlanta, GA Vinyl
February 25th Raleigh, NC The Pour House Music Hall
February 26th Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
February 28th New York, NY Highline Ballroom
March 2nd Washington, D.C. The Howard Theatre
March 3rd Baltimore, MD Soundstage
March 5th Cambridge, MA The Middle East
March 7th Toronto, ON Mod Club Theatre
March 8th Cleveland, OH The Cambridge Room @ HOB
March 9th Chicago, IL The Promontory
March 10th Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge @ Harrah’s Casino
March 11th Memphis, TN 1884 Lounge