After 15 years of cautious speculation and scant info, D’Angelo has caused a last-minute revision of year-end lists by dropping new album, the first since landmark LP Voodoo without warning. The first taste came in the form of Sugah Daddy, a stripped-back, and of course sexy, funk groove that sounds exactly how you wanted Prince to sound in the new century. Smoky Parliament-style horns pepper the mix, channelling a touch of Chocolate City.Those who saw D’Angelo in action during his Melbourne headline show can attest the dude is still very much on top of his game. And if anyone can make the line “I hit it so I made the pussy fart/She said it’s talkin’ to ya, talkin’ to ya daddy” work, it’s D’Angelo.
D’Angelo : Sugah Daddy
