How To Dress Well- "What Is This Heart?"

Tom Krell, or How To Dress Well as he's better known, is a student.  Wearing his influences proudly, much like the heart on his sleeve in his most pensive lyrics, Krell is the amalgamation of the earnest SXSW attendee cool and a boyhood collection of mid-90's R&B records.  On his 2010 debut, Love Remains, he displayed a confident grasp of come-hither pillowtalk amidst raw production of swirling synths, strings and muted/minimal beat work that could have easily given R-Kelly (at his A-game) a run for his money.  The strong debut was quickly followed up by his equally-strong and expansive sophomore release Total Loss, which earned him critical acclaim and a fervent fanbase.

At just 30 years old, the young Krell continues his prolific career of elegant, angular soul with his latest effort, What Is This Heart? The album finds How To Dress Well diving deeper into the poignant and introspective with toe-curling aplomb, nestling its way into the modern R&B faire casually and somberly.  With a modern landscape of acts like Frank Ocean or The Weekend (both of which could easily serve as companion pieces to this latest outing), Heart? rises to any challenge offered by the modern naysayer- nonchalantly honest, silky-soft production and brimming with a zeal of restrained pop sensibility, this album could easily be a footnote in a prosperous career as well as a genre-bending revision of modern R&B.



You can pick up How To Dress Well's latest album, "What Is This Heart?"  HERE!