Cody Chesnutt: Landing on a Hundred – review

(Kickstarter/One Little Indian)Soul music often does a good line in redemption narratives; Cody Chesnutt's is particularly mellifluous. Success proved elusive for the sweet-voiced Atlantan guitarist for a decade, until the Roots covered him in 2002. The protagonist of the songs on Landing on a Hundred has lost years to crack, but now gains praise for the straight and narrow with easy-going vintage soul that rolls magnificently on the ear. A 10-piece band, recorded in Al Green's old Memphis studi...

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