Collie Buddz - Collie Buddz

Collie Buddz is an in-demand reggae vocalist, producer and all around up-and-coming talent who's scored a major-label debut with Sony. Nevertheless, as a white dude with a cultivated patois who reps Bermuda, he's got a lot to prove—not to mention the abysmal track record U.S. major labels have with promoting reggae artists. With this self-titled debut, though, Buddz shows he might be up to the task.

The lead single, "Come Around," is a lumbering, breezy burner—a big tune built for the summer months. "Blind to You" is equally heavy but sweeter, calling out haters everywhere. Here, Buddz displays his ability to smoothly shift gears between gravelly chatting and beguiling, almost vocodered falsetto that's more Daft Punk than Lovers Rock. He's got a versatile voice with pop potential, recalling Sean Paul. He continues his streak on "Defend Your Own," stepping up the tempo with a delicately plucked guitar and a breathless guest verse from Krayzie Bone.

The next set is "for the ladies," and ranges from the lovely but slightly overdone "Tomorrow's Another Day" to the dancefloor crack of "Wild Out." From there, the album starts to go south in short order, with saccharine duets with Paul Wall and Yung Berg, and syrupy hymns to sinsemilla. Toward the end, Buddz snaps back into form, shrugging off one-drop rhythms and burbling basslines for a pair of scorching dancehall burners. "My Everything" hijacks Bowie's "Let's Dance" for a temperature-raising ride, while "Love Deh" navigates deep bass chasms of Massive B's No Borders rhythm.

1. Come Around
2. Blind to You
3. Defend Your Own - (with Krayzie Bone)
4. Tomorrow's Another Day
5. Mamacita
6. Wild Out
7. Lonely - (with Young Berg)
8. What a Feeling (with Paul Wall)
9. Movin' On
10. Sensimilla
11. Let Me Know
12. My Everything
13. Love Deh

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Collie Buddz - Come Around