{"title":"Leon Bridges","description":"\u003cp\u003eForbidden secular music in a religious household, one Fort Worth kid kept Usher's \u003cem\u003e8701\u003c\/em\u003e hidden anyway. Years later, while he washed dishes and played open mics, a song about his mother, 'Lisa Sawyer', first defined his style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts sound was 1960s soul. Recorded on vintage equipment with White Denim's Austin Jenkins and Joshua Block, \u003cem\u003eComing Home\u003c\/em\u003e echoed Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, yet Leon Bridges only started listening to the latter after he'd begun writing. His own youth had been soundtracked by Jodeci and 112.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen he branched out. \u003cem\u003eGood Thing\u003c\/em\u003e leaned into 1980s quiet storm, \u003cem\u003eGold-Diggers Sound\u003c\/em\u003e reworked 1990s and 2000s R\u0026amp;B, and \u003cem\u003eLeon\u003c\/em\u003e turned personal, drawing on folk and country. Jungle's J Lloyd-Watson and Lydia Kitto produced his fifth, \u003cem\u003eHappiness Anytime\u003c\/em\u003e, in 2026. Each move traced influences as far apart as Ginuwine and Townes Van Zandt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Leon Bridges you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/otis-redding-vinyl\"\u003eOtis Redding\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/khruangbin-vinyl\"\u003eKhruangbin\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/al-green-vinyl\"\u003eAl Green\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/curtis-mayfield-vinyl\"\u003eCurtis Mayfield\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marvin-gaye-vinyl\"\u003eMarvin Gaye\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/charles-bradley-vinyl\"\u003eCharles Bradley\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sharon-jones-the-dap-kings-vinyl\"\u003eSharon Jones \u0026amp; The Dap-Kings\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/teskey-brothers-vinyl\"\u003eThe Teskey Brothers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/d-angelo-vinyl\"\u003eD'Angelo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bill-withers-vinyl\"\u003eBill Withers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"leon-bridges-gold-diggers-sound-vinyl-lp-2021-soul-r-b","title":"LEON BRIDGES 'Gold-Diggers Sound' Vinyl LP (2021 Soul\/R\u0026B)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eNamed after the Los Angeles hotel and studio where he made it, this is smoky, late-night R\u0026amp;B. 'Motorbike' is breezy and catchy, and 'Sweeter', with Terrace Martin, is aching and urgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68230987710685,"sku":"GM09095","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_5010.jpg?v=1792466419"},{"product_id":"leon-bridges-leon-vinyl-lp-2024-soul-r-b","title":"LEON BRIDGES 'Leon' Vinyl LP (2024 Soul\/R\u0026B)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eIan Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian, who made Kacey Musgraves' \u003cem\u003eGolden Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, produced this look back at growing up in Fort Worth. 'Panther City' tells the city's story, and folk and country colour his soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68231312900317,"sku":"GM09094","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_5012.jpg?v=1792467286"},{"product_id":"leon-bridges-happiness-anytime-vinyl-lp-2026-soul-r-b","title":"LEON BRIDGES 'Happiness Anytime' Vinyl LP (2026 Soul\/R\u0026B)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eJ Lloyd and Lydia Kitto of Jungle produced this in four days in Los Angeles, mostly in one take. Pino Palladino plays bass on 'Take My Hand', and 'Light the Way' is warm, loose and made for dancing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68231629996253,"sku":"GM09086","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_5014.jpg?v=1792468003"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/leon-bridges-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}