In Brief
* * * Whycliffe, “Rough Side,” MCA. This debut album suggests that English kids value American soul music more than we do. Whycliffe unabashedly sings his heart out on 12 original songs that re-envision the history of Stateside soul from Jackie Wilson, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, through Isaac Hayes to Prince.
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