★★★★★
There are certain things that you can count on when listening to an Anthony David project. There is that rich, soulful baritone voice and his well-crafted lyrics and the signature duets with a who's who cast of female vocalists such as India.Arie, Algebra and Julie Dexter. It's also a sure bet to expect the unexpected - or at least the non-formulaic - whenever the next Anthony David project drops...
- www.soultracks.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
Anthony David doesn't have enough inherent freakiness to get hipsters to listen to him, for him to be written about as part of the supposed resurgence in strange and hip R&B, with folks like the Weeknd and Frank Ocean. No, he's more of a traditional R&B singer, one who can sing his songs well, and that isn't a bad thing...
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2013-01-31
★★★★★
Most of the work on Location Location Location, the new album by Anthony David, will ring familiar to long time fans. Seven of the ten tracks were featured on David's prior studio projects. Those projects - Three Chords and the Truth, The Red Clay Chronicles and As Above So Below - are notable both for the evolution of David's sound and for their high quality. Listeners might have their favorites - I'm partial to Three Chords - but nobody's throwing any of these records away...
- www.soultracks.com
2012-01-26
★★★★★
Talk about moving from the background to the foreground: in the seven years since his debut, 3 Chords & the Truth, singer, lyricist and musician Anthony David went from being known as India...
- www.soultracks.com
2011-03-21
★★★★★
It is almost inexplicable that in 2010 we are still talking about Anthony David as a "successful indie artist" rather than simply as a star. The Atlanta-based singer/songwriter won an underground audience in 2004 with his debut album, Three Chords and the Truth, and took his game up a notch three years later with The Red Clay Chronicles, one of the best releases of 2007...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Buzz about Anthony David has been steady since the release of his debut, 3 Chords & the Truth, and increased following his live performances earlier this year with Frank McComb and PJ Morton. So much anticipation awaited his sophomore album, The Red Clay Chronicles, with David appearing to be on the cusp of a commercial breakthrough. The good news is that he doesn't disappoint, as he shows noticeable development both as a singer and songwriter on the new disc...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07