Brooklyn based, and Chicago born Amatus – who wears what’s likely to be the most glorious afro in the borough – is a composer, singer and clothing designer, and has just released a new collection of soulful post-R&B tracks entitled ‘Broken Compass.’ Production on the five-track record is a little gritty, but this doesn’t hide the artist’s potential. We like in in particular opening song ‘Messin’ (streaming), an its abrasively stylish, powerful electro-soul track. The rest of the album is slightly more minimalistic, and nods heavily to the Phildelphia neo soul sound of the late ‘90s and early millennium. – Jordannah Elizabeth
