MUSIC REVIEW: "But You Caint Use My Phone" by Eryka Badu

Album: But You Caint Use My Phone

Artist: Eryka Badu

Label: Motown

Format: CD, Digital Download

Okay, so this blog is supposed to be about organic soul and indie artists, but our first review is by a major label artist using electronica. In the case of Ms. Badu, her vocal and personal style is so creative and organic, let's face it: she gets a pass.

A poet and social commentator, here Ms Badu utilizes electronica to more deeply explore and emphasize the metaphor behind her album: the importance of electronics in interpersonal communication in the new age, where our cell phone become a reflective extension of ourselves... iPhones, Androids and (now out-dated) Black Berries. 

The rather random feeling of the album definitely gives it a life and spirit that one rarely finds in today's music and releases. I particularly enjoyed the cuts “Cel-U-Lar Device”, “Hello” and "I'll Call You Back". Also gotta love the P-Funk influenced cover art.

4 STARS
Highly Recommended

iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/but-you-caint-use-my-phone/id1061192979