Miguel
War & Leisure
[RCA]
LA’s sexiest son returns with an album of carefully curated makeout music, now with added political undertones.
The endlessly topical ‘Sky Walker’, ft Travis Scott, is the standout track from the LP along with opener ‘Criminal’, where Miguel channels his inner Frank Ocean.
War & Leisure also features a track entirely in Spanish (‘Carmelo Duro’) and one which addresses Donald Trump directly (‘Now’) but this mixed bag of R&B cuts is unlikely to last very long in the memory.
Words – Cal Byrne
