Jamie Lidell Talks Beck and Feist-Assisted New Album Compass

Front page photo by Lindsay Rome On the title track from his new album Compass (listen here), soul singer Jamie Lidell sounds worn. His voice is noticeably scratchier than on anything from his two previous solo albums, 2005's future-funk expo Multiply or 2008's polished throwback Jim. The rough and raw vibe runs straight through Compass, which is out May 18 via Warp. It's still a R&B record at heart, but it has Lidell stretching himself like never before, going from desert balladry to oddball To...

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