
Where It Leads
In a genre that belongs to such crooners as Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, and Otis Redding, authenticity is a requirement. Over the years, many have imitated and borrowed from these artists, but when you come across the real thing you recognize it instantly. Anduze is a soul artist to the core, no doubt about it. But it’s soul done his way…a modern brand that seems to reflect the diversity of his island upbringing. Growing up on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands certainly contributed to Anduze’s musical imagination. His myriad of influences is so vast that it leaves critics unable to deem him directly comparable to anyone else, a refreshing antidote for today’s derivative music world. Midway through 2009, Anduze released Closure, a 15 song compilation about the relationship that he admits defined his life in many ways. It was an album you could make love to, break up to, and make up to. Now, two years later, Anduze is set to release his follow up, a 5 song EP entitled, Where It Leads, and judging from th