We were left with very experimental Bilal Airtight's Revenge had finished burying the artist in the "undergound artist" or "critical for music." It is found with a "Love Surreal" the sounds to much lighter topics. Let's be honest, Bilal remains a genetically experimental artist but this album is clearly more accessible than the last.
Side sounds, it oscillates between Soul to Curtis Mayfield ("Never Be The Same"), R & B jazzy ("Back To Love"), country ("Lost For Now") and more indefinable genres which only Bilal holds the recipe " Slipping Away "and the soundtrack to the film accents or" Butterfly "beautiful intimate piece or Bilal and his guitarist (Yuki Hirano) are joined by Robert Glasper (freshly crowned with a victory at the Grammys) for a haunting ballad carried by the voice of Bilal and the Philadelphia streets sounds: well if you listen carefully you will hear the breeze, discussions of passersby, cars and doors slamming those buildings close ...
You understood this CD is a real "potpourri" of sound, which is not new at Bilal, it was already the case in 2001 when he left "First Born Second" his first album. What therefore distinguishes this album precedents? I'd say the maturity and especially the overall consistency while in the past these albums were more figure "collection (very good) songs" did not necessarily report the one with the other.
So here, this album certainly is not perfect but if you let go, you will discover the meanders, heights and depths that are worth visiting.
"A Love Surreal" 5/5
