Album Of The Week: Black Pumas', Capitol Cuts

When the Black Pumas made their self-titled debut in 2019,the Austin, Texas duo set off a reaction almost as combustible and rapturous as their music itself.The Black Pumas', Capitol Cuts (Live From Capitol Studio A), album, along with earning a career total of seven Grammy Award nominations, singer/songwriter Eric Burton and guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada achieved massive success as a live act and delivering a transcendent show Burton aptly refers to as "electric church." As they set to work on their highly awaited sophomore album, the band broadened their palette to include a dazzling expanse of musical forms: heavenly hybrids of soul and symphonic pop, jazz-funk and psychedelia, starry-eyed love songs that feel dropped down from the cosmos.