Brooklyn-based soul crooner Peter Wise offers a "back-to-basics" approach that’s experiencing a resurgence in today’s RnB. Like for his contemporary Gallant, the pillars of his sound are his range-y voice, and simple but impactful instrumental arrangements that let the vocals take center stage. His latest release, "Sweet Solitude," illustrates this perfectly, as Wise implores, then begs a partner with his gripping alto (and impressive falsetto at times) not to leave him in "sweet solitude". His voice is acompanied by Wise’s own seemingly Santana-inspired guitar part that reinforces the track’s vintage quality and adds in nostalgia of its own as well. "Sweet Solitude" is a promising single from an EP due in September, and you can check him out on August 6th at C’mon Everybody, a new Brooklyn venue between Clinton Hill and Bed Stuy that’s booking quality artists. — Henry Solotaroff-Webber, Photo Credit: Toby Seifinger
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