Gravy - BJ The Chicago Kid (Song Review)
- by Peter Källman
- in Reviews
Following the success of his 2016 album, “In My Mind,” BJ The Chicago Kid, or Bryan James Sledge, looks to take his sound in a new direction with his latest release, “Gravy.” The album was recorded in the legendary Royal Studios in Memphis, previously used by soul legend Al Green. Someone put a lot of thought into the structure of making this listenable as a whole album. The intro track really sounds like a proper introduction, and the outro really sounds like a breaking down of the musical elements to their absolute core, pulling further away from the audience while digging deeper into the influences of BJ the Chicago Kid. He mentions in the final acoustic track that “This song sounds like something my grandma would have liked to sing.” Personally, I love the tracks on the record, but the last song speaks to me in a special way.