Rhye Blood

3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he original template of warm, breathy vocal jazz, soft rock and quiet storm remains, and Rhye is mostly content to slightly expand it slightly, allowing the arrangements to breathe and the musicians to add brightly colorful touches..."
"BLOOD's tempo does rise from time to time in a handful of disco-inflected tracks like 'Taste,' 'Feel Your Weight,' and 'Count to Five.'"
4 stars out of 5 -- "By recording the album with his live band, he frames his unmistakable husky countertenor with a set of warm, natural sounds that form a bedrock for the raw emotions on BLOOD, rather than distracting from them."