John West featuring Pusha T “Lovely”
When this debut single by Louisiana-born John West first began making the blog rounds last spring, “How Robin Thicke of him” was the main consensus in feedback, the song’s lush R&B flutter and West’s laidback, white soul chops making the comparisons damn near unavoidable.
That sentiment is only furthered with this week’s premiere of the song’s music video, starring John looking every bit as debonair and suave lady killer as the talented Alan Thicke offspring, but put those distractions aside and the fittingly-titled “Lovely” is still pure audio bliss, West’s soft-to-the-touch wordless declaration of love (“It’s like ‘Ooh bada ba badu ba’…”) supported by lazily meandering Spanish guitar-flecked lounge groove and Pusha T‘s suave pimp-isms (“Blinds close as the time goes/ The rooms pitch black we in a blindfold/ That overnight bag, handy when it’s this late/ Hit the snooze button/ You takin’ a sick day”) as soothing as a light summertime breeze.
From the crooning newcomer’s three-track debut EP.
John West Lovely Feat. Pusha T by John West (iTunes) (Amazon)
