In 2017 "River" received further recognition in the first season of the HBO series Big Little Lies. 2016–2019: Good Thing and Texas Sun īridges performing at Toyota Music Factory during tour for Good Thing, June 2018
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He performed " Smooth Sailin'" with a full backup band, and sang "River" with only backup singers and organ, accompanying himself on guitar. Bridges was the featured musical guest on Saturday Night Live on December 5, 2015. While opening at the intimate Roundhouse, he was able to perform songs such as "River", "Better Man" and "Lisa Sawyer" from his debut album Coming Home. Coming Home was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.Īside from his own shows, Bridges also supported Pharrell Williams at the Apple Music Festival on September 26. He went on to announce four July dates, ending with a gig at Shepherd's Bush Empire on September 28. Bridges made his first appearance in the UK as an artist in May when he sold out the London Village Underground. "Coming Home" is featured in an Apple iPhone 6 commercial. Bridges made the cover of Fort Worth, Texas magazine in May 2015 for his vocal accomplishments and his distinctive retro style. His debut album was released in the summer of 2015 and has been referred to as a 2015 "Album to Look Forward to From Texans" by The New York Times. He also played at the Sundance Film Festival and played at the SXSW festival in 2015. Bridges toured with Jenkins and Block until they resumed work with White Denim. The song continued the success of the demo version and became a Top 10 Most Viral Track on Spotify the same month as its release. His first official single, "Coming Home", was released on Columbia Records in February 2015. This is my most sensual and confident album to date and I cannot wait to unleash it.Bridges and his band at Webster Hall, Manhattan in October 2015īridges began his first national tour in January 2015, playing shows in Texas as well as playing support for Sharon Van Etten in New York City. It was all for the love of R&B and musicianship. and waking up with coffee and getting to work at 10:00 p.m. We would be finishing our tequilas at 10:00 a.m. “We effortlessly moved from the dance floor to the studio. “I spent two years jamming in what often felt like a musician’s paradise,” he said. The new album was named after the Los Angeles studio Bridges recorded in. It includes the single “ Sweeter” with Terrace Martin, which Bridges released last year following the murder of George Floyd.
Gold-Diggers Sound marks Bridges’ third LP, following 2018’s Good Things. It’s the personification of that unspoken chemistry you have with that person.
‘Motorbike’ is about living in the moment and escaping with someone. “The inception of the song started with this afrobeat-type instrumental that my homeboy Nate Mercereau made,” Bridges said of the “Motorbike.” “Prior to the session, I was in Puerto Rico for my 30th with some of my best friends, and the energy of that trip totally inspired this song. RS Charts: Polo G's 'Rapstar' Holds at Number One as Young Thug Leaps to Number ThreeĪndra Day Releases New Single 'Phone Dies' With Anderson. The video features Bridges’ hazy R&B track playing as he engages in an intense relationship: He and his partner drink tequila, travel around Los Angeles on a motorcycle, and ultimately hold-up a diner in a scene reminiscent of Pulp Fiction - only Bridges does not survive.Īndra Day Shares Creative iPhone Video for New Song 'Phone Dies' The track appears on Bridges’ new album Gold-Diggers Sound, out July 23rd. Leon Bridges has a Bonnie and Clyde-esque adventure in the new video for “Motorbike,” directed by Anderson.