Miguel plays genre-blending soul man at Philly 4th Jam
After The Roots played a second wildly energetic set featuring ginger-haired special guest Jeremy Ellis on the beatbox — plus a break for TV commercials — the band brought out Miguel, the songwriter whose just-out third album, "Wildheart," keeps him on the leading edge of a movement of alt-R&B artists who freely mix musical elements from all over the pop and rock landscape into their sound.
After The Roots played a second wildly energetic set featuring ginger-haired special guest Jeremy Ellis on the beatbox — plus a break for TV commercials — the band brought out Miguel, the songwriter whose just-out third album, Wildheart, keeps him on the leading edge of a movement of alt-R&B artists who freely mix musical elements from all over the pop and rock landscape into their sound.
Dressed in flowing white from head to toe — in contrast to Nettles' black evening gown — he played the role of the genre-blending love man who at his best — as in the falsetto-fluttering come-on "How Many Drinks" — makes music that lives up to the example of his musical heroes like Prince.