By Scott Frampton
Oprah.com |
From the September 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Hit refresh on your playlists by adding these new sounds from emerging artists. Megan McCormick Cross Sheryl Crow with Bonnie Raitt and you get Honest Words, a bluesy, lovelorn showcase for singer-songwriter McCormick's bright alto and growly guitar.
Eli "Paperboy" Reed Marvin, Otis, and Stevie deserve a new playlist pal: On Come and Get It, Reed mines classic '70s soul, but the romantic fervor of his whoops and wails is totally here-and-now.
Nikki & Rich Have you listened to "Single Ladies" so many times, you fantasize about marrying off every last one of them? Try this duo's Beyoncé-spirited debut album, Everything—her swooping vocals add a jazzy lilt to his boisterous club beats.
Brendan James If David Gray's "Babylon" burned a hole in your CD player, tune in to James's rich, vibrato-tinged croon, which straddles postadolescent ardor and grown-up love on his self-titled disc.
