He’s melded the country and western and southern rock of his native Tennessee with latter-day R&B – and it’s tough not to be impressedIn the world of mainstream pop,Justin Timberlake cuts a curiously restless figure. No sooner had he established himself as something more substantial than a former boyband pin-up than he started making noticeably more adventurous records than was strictly necessary. It was as if he were taking risks in order to preserve himself interested in music, rather than acting, or fashion design,golf course ownership or any of the multitude of other things his latter-day career involves. The shadow of Prince, Kraftwerk and David Bowie’s album Diamond Dogs hung over at least some of 2006’s FutureSex/LoveSounds, or while 2013’s The 20/20 Experience offered the sound of visionary hip hop and R&B producer Timbaland at his most exploratory and audacious. Related: Stetsons,beards and honorable, honest sweat: why pop stars are going back to basics Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk