One of the quintessential recordings of the new jack swing movement, ‘The Revival’ is an album with character, integrity, and dynamism in no short supply.
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The Oakland music heroes’ terrific third album solidified their standing as soul music’s defining revivalists, and its rewards were sweet.
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Though the Tonies’ excellent fourth studio album revealed a band at a crossroads, it reinforced their standing as R&B’s ambitious gatekeepers nevertheless.
Read moreALBUMISM PRESENTS: 20 Albums from the New Jack Swing Era That Still Sound Great Today [Part 2 of 2]
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Three decades since New Jack Swing’s inception, the Albumism team has decided to revisit a handful of the era’s definitive albums that have aged remarkably well.
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