Curtis Harding 2024
By Charlotte Stace
The American singer and songwriter Curtis Harding comes to Sala Razzmatazz this month. Primarily a soul artist, his "slop 'n' soul" musical style infuses a range of genres including blues, gospel, psychedelia, R&B, and rock. He coined slop ‘n soul with reference to "slop", being the food given to pigs which, for him, symbolises Southern culture, and "soul" representing the music he grew up listening to.
The Michigan native released his first album, Soul Power, in 2014, which was followed by Face Your Fear in 2017, with production from Danger Mouse and Sam Cohen. His latest album, If Words Were Flowers, was released in 2021 to critical acclaim.
Harding has stated that his main musical influences include the likes of Mahalia Jackson, MC Lyte, Bob Dylan, Albert King, the Everly Brothers, and Ronnie Dyson.Tickets cost 28 Euros. Doors open at 7pm.