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'AfroFuturism' (his fifth solo album) synthesises all those elements together into a stunningly audacious statement that is epic in its scope while providing a deep, intimately personal view into its creator's inner life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe core of the album is a series of towering alt-rock\/trap\/wonky beat soundscapes created Logan's extensive range of keyboards, synthesizers and programming along with the latest iteration of his Blues People band - Igor Osypov on guitar and Peter Schlamb on vibes and keys, with Dominique Sanders on bass and sharing production duties, and the thunderously virtuosic drumming of Ryan J. Lee and Corey Fonville rounding out the rhythm team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLogan intersperses these with an array of diverse sonic interludes, scraps of found audio, unexpected, limpid pools of introspective strings performed by Ezgi Karakus and quiet glades of hushed balladry from long-time collaborator, vocalist Laura Taglialatela. Over all, his unmistakable keening voice on alto sax provides the constant narrative thread. \"I was trying to get back deeper to the core of my artistic voice: using fresh production processes to mix in my interconnected influences and all the sounds I hear, while trying to find a sense of roots.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of today's most singular voices in contemporary music, with AfroFuturism Richardson delivers not only a hugely impressive statement, but one with a direct and urgent message for the future that is rooted in his own and the larger contemporary Black American state of affairs, while reminding us of his musical unpredictability. 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But his new full-length, \u003ci\u003eCharacter Traits\u003c\/i\u003e, collects the undeniable evidence of his talents under his own name as he navigates slick pop, spacey R\u0026amp;B, and soulful folk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the thesis song and title track attests, he’s a 21st-century renaissance man in both skill and style. Influenced by his axe-slinging brother, artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer, his dad’s record collection, and his Acadian mom’s fiddle-playing family, Logan hit the stage at just 12 years old, cutting his teeth playing gigs around the island he still calls home. He’s built his career as both a solo artist and in-demand live and session player, racking up experience over more than a decade and playing everywhere from dim blues dives to historical soft-seaters. “‘Character Traits’ was the very last song that I wrote for the record. It came together in one sitting, which doesn't happen to me very often,” Logan says. “That song tied everything together—I don’t think there are any two songs on the album that sound super similar to each other. Each song touches on a different genre and lyrical theme. They all represent separate little character traits. They all reveal different aspects of who I am.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharacter Traits\u003c\/i\u003e is the inevitable result of commitment to craft. 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