Heron is a political poet and soul musician, whose records blur the distinction between spoken word pieces and structured songs. His unique style, to this day unrivalled, went on to aid in the establishment of genres like hip-hop and neo soul. Pieces Of A Man is his second studio album and the first to show a cohesive structure in terms of an album of tunes. I discovered Heron’s music a couple of months ago out of pure coincidence - thanks to a friend with a handsome family vinyl collection – without any knowledge of the new album, released in February after a 10 year hiatus. I am more than psyched to hear that record.
Or listen from 30 mins here for a track from his new album
