Blog: Mixtape Maestro

From it's opening moments, "I Love My Baby", from soon-to-explode Swedish exports Napoleon , bursts alive with the vibrant feel-good gusto of old American R&B, a shocking projection given the menacing tone of the title's parenthetical portion. An upbeat big band playhouse of sound built on soaring horn elements, flickering guitars and some effervescent backing female harmonies, "Baby" never lets go of it's celebratory mood, even as singer Johan Barrett somewhat creepily spends the entire track fawning over a "midnight genius" lover that's no longer officially his. Already awarded by BBC Radio as a [...]