Review: Mozez — Lights On
How do you classify an artist who seamlessly blends experimental EDM, pop, R&B, soul, and gospel? You don’t. You simply sit back and enjoy the ride. And what an enjoyable ride it is! With his new album, “Lights On”, Mozez takes us on a spiritual journey that will leave none of us indifferent. These past months have been bleak and difficult for many of us, and the future seems uncertain too. However, Mozez has hope, and he’s ready to share it with the world. His message of universal love is carried by his incredibly smooth voice. The Jamaican-born singer has been praised since his days fronting Zero 7, and once again, he delivers a warm and perfectly controlled vocal performance to support his beautifully crafted lyrics on his third solo LP.
The lead single, “Looking At Me”, tackles prejudice with subtlety: “I see you looking at me. Tell me what do you see? An angel with a halo? A man from the ghetto?” But in truth, it sounds more like an appeal to love and understanding than a condemnation: “Higher, higher. You and me. You gotta get me. Higher, higher. Enlighten me.” Son of a preacher, Mozez understands that peace and unity cannot be cultivated when people fear one another and that our divisions are only skin-deep. In this song, he tells us that we are all in this together, sharing one planet: “We rise at break of dawn, yeah it dawned on me. We spinning round and round again. Seems like this game…
