He is without question the crown-prince of the Neo-Soul movement. Blessed with bohemian good-looks, with the requisite wild hair and an enigmatic and self deprecating personality, Maxwell was not quite prepared to be the poster-boy for the next ...more
thenightowl.com
Three years after his spotty sophomore effort, Embrya, Maxwell is back with a new album, Now. Although not quite as ambitious as D'Angelo or off-the-wall as Macy Gray, the neo-soul artist has produced his most cohesive disc to date. The sultry material ...more
Yahoo! Music
Most of the current crop of R&B revivalists, from D'Angelo to Angie Stone , are firmly rooted in the earthy bump-and-grind that's been a staple of rhythm and blues since Day One. But Maxwell 's always been a different case, ever since his 1996 debut, ...more
Yahoo! Music
Maxwell is a gifted record-maker, which isn't necessarily the same thing as a gifted songwriter. He has a nice, sweet voice, a healthy love for classic soul from Marvin to Prince, an appealing arty streak largely missing from contemporary R&B, and he ...more
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