THIS is what today's R&B should sound like: Anthony Hamilton's "Do You Feel Me"
 

I didn't think they made songs like this anymore. A friend told me this was the best R&B song he's been hearing and I was expecting something like Ne-Yo + Babyface...

<a href="http://music.defjam.com/www2/av_player/AVPlayer.php?av_product_id=2568&av_asset_id=12199&av_link_group_id=52&av_type_id=1&cms_site_id=1">An thony Hamilton — "Do You Feel Me"</a>

Delightful.

I'm pretty happy with Alicia Keys' new one due out next week. It doesn't sound as overproduced as Diary or Songs..

Anthony Halmilton has always been pretty great without much recognition. I saw him once on a late night show and his passion and energy blew my mind. Having said that, Do You Feel Me, does have more of a throw back feel. Not surprising since it is attached to a movie set in the 70s/80s. But he has a great voice.

Half of the Chrisette Michele album is good R&B. Especially the jazzier sounding ones.

Yeah, I thought so too.

I've been a huge fan of Hamilton ever since "Comin' from where I'm from". He should have gotten a grammy nomination that year.

Shameless plug for my favourite nu-soul artist: Anthony Hamilton covered Lewis Taylor's "Betterlove" on his Southern Comfort album. Van Hunt's self-titled debut is also a great slice of modern R&B...

i agree this is a good song, but don't see how this retro sound should be what TODAY's R&B sounds like

Re: THIS is what today's R&B should sound like: Anthony Hamilton's "Do You Feel Me"
 

More new stuff that sounds old (think Delfonics):

<a href="http://www.stonesthrow.com/jukebox/mayerhawthorne_justaint.mp3">Mayer Hawthorne & the County — "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"</a> (MP3)

More info @ <a href="http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2008/11/introducing-mayer-hawthorne-and-the-county">Stones Throw</a>

Re: THIS is what today's R&B should sound like: Anthony Hamilton's "Do You Feel Me"
 

Agree that that's a great song. Thanks for reminding me, I've gotta check my local record store and see if they still have the heart-shaped 45 in stock.

Re: THIS is what today's R&B should sound like: Anthony Hamilton's "Do You Feel Me"
 

I'll have to check the above out when I get home from work, but two strong '08 R&B albums that sound like they were produced in a different time:

Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
Al Green - Lay It Down

I'm usually not a fan of current R&B/soul, so maybe that's why these throwback-sounding ones appeal to me.

Re: THIS is what today's R&B should sound like: Anthony Hamilton's "Do You Feel Me"
 

this is good stuff.