After taking a long hiatus to enjoy his personal life, R&B/Soul ambassador Maxwell has returned with a brand new look, a fresh vintage sound and a lot of eager female fans. Leading off the highly anticipated album, BLACKsummersânight, is the soultry single âPretty Wings,â which premieres today on BETâs 106 & Park. BLACKsummersânight, Maxwellâs fourth studio album and first in eight years, is the first installment of a trilogy. Itâs composed of nine songs, which finds Maxwell exploring life with a bold and purposeful sensuality unmistakably his own. The entire album was recorded with a live ten-piece band. The disc, dubbed a âconversation with his audience,â is long overdue; but as the soft-spoken, multi-platinum artist sees it, in order to come back it was necessary to step away. “I didnât intentionally step away from all of it, but I just wanted toâ¦live my life a little bit, and then be able to make music with that pure experience again.â âEvery time Iâd get in the studio it would be like am I trying to outdo this last record? I just wanted to make a really good record.â “To be able to take a risk and to have that genuine interest from people is so rare. It actually made making this record even more precious. It was that pure energy. It was like, âoh, this is why I do it.â Itâs because people care about real music and theyâll wait for you.â Watch BETâs 106 & Park today for the premiere of Maxwell’s new video “Pretty Wings.” BLACKsummersânight is set for release July 7. Listen to “Pretty Wings” right here on Singersroom
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