Good Things ~ CD ~ Aloe Blacc

Good Things is the 2nd album for California native Aloe Blacc, released by Stones Throw Records. Following on from his well-received debut album, Shine Through, also on Stones Throw, the Good Things album marks a shift in methodology from personal to political for Aloe, who refers to the project as his report on present conditions. Names such as Gil Scott-Heron, Gnarls Barkley, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers & Curtis Mayfield have been bandied about in describing Good Things, but Aloe is a true modern original, telling today’s stories with an eye towards positive social change. Song titles such as You Make Me Smile & Miss Fortune, coupled with airy, ethereal production from Truth & Soul Records’ main-men Leon Michels & Jeff Silverman mask a foreboding undercurrent in which Aloe crafts deep lyrics both thoughtful & thought-provoking. Nowhere is this more evident than on lead single & massive cult track, I Need A Dollar - commissioned by HBO as the theme music for the smash hit US TV series How To Make It In America. Track Listing: Disc 1: I Need A Dollar Green Lights Hey Brother Miss Fortune Life So Hard Take Me Back Femme Fatale Loving You Is Killing Me Good Things You Make Me Smile If I Mama Hold My Hand Politician