This is straight-up R&B, but even if you're not an avid fan of the genre, we'd be willing to bet that there's still something in "Journey" that will suit your tastes. Tamara Madison is a new face hailing from Toronto, Canada, and although she's managed to fly under our radar the past couple of years, her new three-track EP, Relapse, was too good for us to pass up on. All three tracks are great, but "Journey" has a certain stripped-down vibe that lets the subtle rasp in Tamara's voice do its thing and really grab your attention. There's a fine balance with songs like these when it comes to the music itself. Too much flash, and all that rich minutiae in the vocals get lost in the mix; too little, however, and you risk the music sounding like some sort of bedroom recording without the proper tools to craft a proper canvas for the lyrics. "Journey" strikes this balance perfectly, and if Tamara's future work continues to display this level of sophistication, then her future in music looks bright indeed.
Tamara Madison