Miguel

In my last blog post, I wrote about a very talented, young singer who happens to be one of the freshest voices in the contemporary R&B genre at the moment. However, when it comes to contemporary R&B or even traditional R&B,  no one is killing it quite like Miguel.

Miguel has been blessing us with his smooth, illustrious voice since 2010 and since then, his music has only become more complex and dance evoking with every album. Miguel’s known for making music with extremely sensual content, but there are also several other themes related to love, drugs, and with his most recent album, War & Leisure, he even shares some of his views on the current political climate with his song “Now.”

This album is super different from a lot of his other music. Anyone who has followed his career can see that the songs and lyrics that compose this album are much more serious than any of his previous music, with greater range in content and style. He even gives listeners a taste of his hispanic background with the song “Caramelo Duro,” which also features Columbian-American singer, Kali Uchis.

When the tour was announced, I was very much eager to get my hands on some tickets. It had been announced that the Austin tour would be at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater, one of my favorite venues in the city. I bought the tickets the morning they went on sale and impatiently waited five months for the concert date to finally arrive. It was beyond my expectations. If you’ve never been to Stubb’s, just imagine a great backyard hidden in the middle of Downtown Austin. What seems like a small stage, transforms into a kaleidoscopic oval that beams into the crowd once the show begins.

Miguel came out to the song “Now,” but before he ascends onto the stage, the song’s music video plays in the background, a powerful short-film portraying Miguel’s view on the current policies in place for undocumented immigrants. Miguel is half Mexican and half African American so this political view is one that he champions for at many of his shows.

From beginning to end, Miguel’s voice sounds just like it would on a vinyl record. Playing songs all the way from his debut, to his most recent album, Miguels voice and dance moves put on an amazing performance. From this blog, I implore that one of two things happen in your life: That you get to see Miguel live and/ or that you experience a live performance at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater. If you’re smart, you’ll do both.

To watch Miguel’s video for “Now,” click the Youtube video at the top of the blog. I shared a video of one of my favorite songs preformed by Miguel as well for your enjoyment.