Leon Bridges' New Album 'Gold Digger Sound' Is Less Sam Cooke, More 'Samurai Cowboy'
In "Gold-Diggers Sound," Bridges steps firmly into the present compared to his two previous Southern soul albums.
In the summer of 2015, you could tune into Top 40 radio and hear a sound straight out of the ‘50s: rich, twangy guitar, a slow Southern soul beat, and a voice that echoed Sam Cooke, Otis Redding or Willie Nelson.
“Coming Home,” the opening track off of ’ 2015 debut album named after the song, was like glittering gold in a pan of red Texas dirt. The album was a love letter to that tradition of Texas soul — a period study in swimming across the Mississippi River to ask a special someone for another chance, backed up by a fuzzy, dusty big-band you’d nod
