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With credits that include the original Broadway cast of Hamilton, the most recent remake of A Star Is Born and Usnavi in the forthcoming screen adaptation of In The Heights, Anthony Ramos can officially be described as hot stuff. And of course he’s had time to write and release his debut album The Good & The Bad too, which emerges as a genre-hopping delight that draws on the melting pot of influences that is New York as much as it does his Puerto Rican heritage. A biographical concept album of sorts, Ramos’ tales of growing flow effortlessly whether through the r’n’b pop of stand-out ‘Mind Over Matter. the hip-hop-inspired storytelling of the title track or the gorgeously smooth balladry of ‘Isabella’ and ‘Figure It Out’. Continue reading “Album reviews – Anthony Ramos – The Good & The Bad / Aimie Atkinson – Step Inside Love / Jenna Lee-James – On The Edge”