Harmony

Sound DNA

• Pop
• Traditional Pop

• polished
• serene
• spiritual

About

Josh Groban has sung lots of different types of songs in his career, but most of them have one thing in common: high notes. Groban has a rare ability to raise his sumptuous baritone above the clouds in a way that feels majestic. To deliver the sentiments of something like “You Raise Me Up,” his signature song, or the 1960s Broadway showpiece “The Impossible Dream,” which he interprets on <i>Harmony</i>, it helps to have a range that soars without straining. <i>Harmony</i> is his most pop-directed record, and he draws smartly from the more elegant side of late-20th-century pop: Kenny Loggins, Robbie Williams, Sting, and the monarch of elegant pop, Joni Mitchell. The songs are plushly orchestrated, with a few surprising touches like a tropical-flavored cover of the Elvis Presley hit “It’s Now or Never.” Compared to past records, Groban uses high notes sparingly—and, as a result, more effectively—and the last track is startling: “The Fullest” features gospel titan Kirk Franklin interjecting “Yeah!” and “Don’t give up!” as well as a gospel choir, all of which draws out new levels of spontaneity in Groban’s grand singing.

via Apple Music

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