content: there is nothing neo about Ricky Fante's debut. If only today's r&b and soul musicians will pay respectful homage to the music of yesteryear, the drought in good soul-inspiring music might end abruptly. This is a wonderful album. Listening to it, I forget that this is music created this decade; I feel like I am back to when it all began though I am not old enough to have witnessed the birth of soul. Ricky's voice is gratingly aching in its portrayal of love and hurt. It is raw and soothing at once.