Natural

A stunning new album from one of the UK's most gifted urban music talents Don-E. He broke onto the music scene in the Nineties with his now classic underground club and sound system smash 'Unbreakable' and the Top 20 hit 'Love Makes the World Go Round'. The new album is a beautifully crafted collection of songs from the up-tempo party vibe of the opening track 'Addictive Love' to the irresistible Eighties-flavored groove 'Stay a While' and Don-E's nod to the reggae scene 'Holla at Me'. There are some stand-out duets, including 'Writing's on the Wall' with Keisha Buchanan of the Sugababes, for whom Don has written songs in the past, and 'Like I Like It' with Kele Le Roc. The album closes with a stunning ballad duet on 'The Time Is Now' with ex-Sugababe Mutya Buena. And the winning tunes don't stop there. 'So Cold' features Don-E on vocals and keys, other instrumentation by Stuart Zender, formerly of Jamiroquai, and a guest cameo on Fender Rhodes keyboard by none other than D'Angelo. Already attracting a lot of attention is the slow-jam take on the Bob Marley classic 'Waiting in Vain'. TV talent shows also get the Don-E treatment, on '(You Ain't No Good) Get Off', which says it all rather succinctly. A very strong return to solo recording from the South London vocalist-musician-producer. Dome. 2008.