The Bravest Man In The Universe by Bobby Womack review

Soul legend Bobby Womack returns – under the patronage of Blur’s Damon Albarn.

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16th June, 2012

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With 68 years on the clock, nearly half of them under the shadow of drug addiction, soul legend Bobby Womack has been granted a seemingly much appreciated second chance on The Bravest Man in the Universe. Given the assistance and patronage of ex-Blur Damon Albarn and XL Records boss Richard Russell, there is unlikely to be any lack of exposure. Albarn’s form with Womack goes back to Stylo on Gorillaz’s Plastic Beach album, which successfully coupled the soul veteran with rapper Mos Def, obviously setting wheels in motion in the process. Although Russell claims ...

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